Bloc Party have announced that their fifth full-length studio album, HYMNS, will arrive on January 29 via Infectious Music/BMG/Vagrant Records. The British foursome’s latest undertaking follows 2012’s Four, and will be the group’s first release to feature bassist Justin Harris and drummer Louise Bartle. According to frontman Kele Okereke, the outfit’s new LP was inspired […]
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Bloc Party Frontman To Release Solo EP
November 11th, 2013 
Rebecca Docter Kele Okereke has announced the release of Heartbreaker, a four song solo EP due out on November 25 on vinyl via Crosstown Rebels and December 9 digitally via Beatport. Regarding the EP, Okereke said, “I’ve always loved the inclusive and spiritual nature of house music, so the opportunity to make music for the most iconic and influential […]
Bloc Party Announce New EP
June 25th, 2013 Nina Corcoran Bloc Party are back once more, this time with an EP to follow up last year’s album, Four. Written during their time touring their fourth record in 2012, The Nextwave Sessions will be out on August 13 via Frenchkiss Records. The five-track EP starts off with “Ratchet,” which you can hear premiere this afternoon on BBC Radio 1. If […]
Bloc Party Is Taking A Break At The End Of July
June 13th, 2013 Dan Bogosian As recently as a month ago, it seemed indie rockers Bloc Party were working on new studio material and still working the music industry machine nonstop. Since then, NME has reported that guitarist Russel Lissack told Postmedia News “…after we finish the festivals in the summer we’ll be taking some time off. At least six […]
Bloc Party In The Studio Recording New EP
May 9th, 2013 Mike Sacchetti Well, at least that’s what it appears like. Bloc Party posted a picture on their Instagram of a studio space with the caption, “Where the magic is happening.” Earlier this year, the news broke that Bloc Party would be hitting the studio this spring to record a new EP. According to News-Press Now in Missouri, […]
MUSIC VIDEO: Bloc Party – “Kettling”
October 4th, 2012 Grant Trimboli UK rockers Bloc Party have released the music video for their single “Kettling.” This song comes off of the group’s latest album, Four, which dropped in August through Frenchkiss Records. Pick up the album by heading over to iTunes.
Bloc Party Reveal Track-Listing For New Album
June 25th, 2012 Grant Trimboli Fans of UK outfit Bloc Party are anxiously awaiting their LP release, Four, and UTG has the entire track-listing for you all right here. This album is the follow-up to their 2008 full-length Intimacy and will be released through Frenchkiss Records. Please view the official album track-listing for Four past the jump and let us […]
The Mad Decent Block Party Expands With Outkast, Fatboy Slim And More
April 8th, 2014 Kendra Beltran The Mad Decent Block Party continues to grow. Last year it hit 13 cities around the US and this year they’re bumping that number up to 22. This touring mad house offers up a different lineup at each spot. So those who are excited to see Outkast’s name on the list – hold on to […]
Action Bronson, Party Supplies and Alchemist Announce New Project
January 23rd, 2014 John Bazley In a recent interview with HipHopDX, Justin Nealis of Party Supplies spilled on Jericho, a new project he’s been working on with Action Bronson and Alchemist. Apparently the trio recorded the multi-genre EP without concrete plans to release it, but it may see the light of day in 2014. Nealis previously worked with Bam Bam […]
UTG EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: A-Trak Talks Danny Brown At Spotify Listening Party
October 8th, 2013 Derek Scancarelli “He’s the caterpillar that turned into a butterfly. It worked, he’s so unique.” Last week, Spotify, in collaboration with Fool’s Gold Records, held an industry-exclusive listening party for Danny Brown‘s new album, Old. The party featured a plethora of pizza, champagne, beer and stylish professionals. The event was in celebration of the exclusive streaming of […]
BREAKING: Chiodos Guitarist Thomas Erak Hospitalized; Band Still Performing Warped Party
March 28th, 2013 James Shotwell Chiodos just announced via Twitter that guitarist Thomas Erak will be missing the group’s scheduled performance at the Warped Tour kickoff party in Los Angeles tonight due to hospitalization. The group is still planning to perform tonight, but will be playing acoustic. You can view a series of tweets detailing the situation below: Prayers for […]