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Bloc Party: So Here We Are

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by catwank
  • Type: Single
  • Release date: 31/01/2005
  • Label: Wichita
In winter the indie singles can come out to be massive chart hits, and no single deserves it more than 'So Here We Are' by Bloc Party.

A melancholy riff that hooks you. Bittersweet progressions that make your walk to the shops feel like a poignant scene in an art house film. The cymbals chime. The bassline twists. A building jam into mad Cure-crazy drums. Explosive vocals that you can't decipher but nonetheless believe. It all comes together to form a song that fills you up and nourishes you; makes you feel warm during the last of the winter months. Makes you feel that every moment is special and profound.

'Positive Tension traverses an altogether different landscape. It is a strange pastiche of Everything Happening in Indie Right Now that demonstrates how good the A-side is in comparison. The die-hards will undoubtedly love it, though.

  • Bloc Party 8 / 10

Bloc Party - So Here We Are

Not exactly the best song on the album by a long way, but its not bad.

I guess it's the one with the most commersial appeal.

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That video is CHEEEEEEP.

Bloc Party - So Here We Are

to quote DiS:
"Silent Alarm's not 100% filler-free - the forgettable 'So Here We Are' could have slipped out the back with little protest "

so do you like it or not !
personally i thought it was ok, but not as good as the other stuff iv heard

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That's an issue with most music sites with several authors - in this case I don't think DiS is aiming to be a single entity with a collective view (correct me if I'm wrong though, and no sarcasm intended) so you'd expect to get clashing opinions.

Personally I think it's really good, one of my favourite Bloc Party songs that I've heard so far. Quite looking forward to the album now.

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Nope, you're correct.
We do quality control what is bigged up and what isnt to some degree (otherwise our recommendations could be very patchy and sprawling, and obviously that means things tend to become a little populist on a wee micro level or fit into a bit of a homogenised taste spectrum) but when it comes down to personal feelings about a band or a song, the diversity of all of our readers is the same as the diversity of all of our writers. And long may that continue...

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>We do quality control what is bigged up and what isnt to some degree

Eh? That sounds dodgy. I know of at least one former writer who fell foul of this, but I'm not going to name that person under any circumstances. For the sake of balance, how does that work?

Incidentally, am I the only person who thinks this song sounds like U2? Just wondering.

Bloc Party - So Here We Are

I saw this on MTV2 before work this morning, not what I was expecting - it is quite different in style to the couple of other songs I've heard.

After hearing it only once I was really impressed (not that I haven't been with the other stuff), I'm really looking forward to the album.


Bloc Party - So Here We Are

This song is all about the drums. Put this song in the hands of, say, Snow Patrol or Coldplay and they wouldn't really know what to do with it other than just making the guitars louder and louder. Here they build the momentum just by making the rhythms more and more complex so the guitars can carry on doing that great shimmery thing and the effect is so much better.

This is one of my favourites on the album, I must say.

Bloc Party - So Here We Are

Saw them last night in birmingham at the NME awards tour thingy....they played this song and it was AWESOME along with rest of their set...but The Futureheads were my fav..sing-along fun for all..yeah!!

Bloc Party - So Here We Are

This is my favourite Bloc Party song..I seem to be the only person that actually likes it.

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no, i like it too, i seem to enjoy all of their songs, which is rare.

the album is superb

Bloc Party - So Here We Are

isnt positive tension on the album?
love that tune. one of their most powerful (though forceful) tunes in their live set.

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Yes it is.
Track three.
Nice.

Bloc Party - So Here We Are

buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy it!

gets better with every listen, and each track stands out more each time.

like i said before, buy it.

Bloc Party - So Here We Are

So here we are is just the snow patrol fanbase appealer. They have to release it if they want to compete with people like keane. I hope they release one of the darker tracks off the album next, scare a few folks who thought they were ' a nice little indie band' *chuckles*