Photo: Rachael Wright
After unveiling a handful of new songs, Bloc Party have announced the details of their new album, HYMNS, due for release next year.
Back in August, the band played their first gig in two years - which marked the first time the band's new incarnation have performed together. Following the departures of drummer Matt Tong and bassist Gordon Moakes, the band have recruited Louise Bartle on drums, and Justin Harris on bass.
Last week, they were the first to kick off BBC 6 Music's week of live music, debuting two new tracks - 'Exes' and 'The Good News'. Later, they premiered new single 'The Love Within' - to a mixed response.
Listen to 'The Love Within' below
The band have now revealed that their fifth album will be called HYMNS, and is set for release on 29 January. It'll also be released in limited-edition double vinyl format, featuring four new songs.
As the title suggests, the record is about faith and devotion, but it is not, Kele Okereke insists, a religious epiphany. "I grew up in a religious house so I’m fully aware of the imagery," he said in a press release, "but I’m not Christian. It’s not something I subscribe to."
See the full tracklist for HYMNS below.
01. The Love Within
02. Only He Can Heal Me
03. So Real
04. The Good News
05. Fortress
06. Different Drugs
07. Into The Earth
08. My True Name
09. Virtue
10. Exes
11. Living Lux
12. Eden (deluxe edition bonus track)
13. Paradiso (deluxe edition bonus track)
14. New Blood (deluxe edition bonus track)
15. Evening Song (deluxe edition bonus track)
Dates are below for Bloc Party's European tour, tickets for all shows go on sale 9am Friday 4 September. For tickets and more information, visit here.
27 Nov - AMSTERDAM, Paradiso
28 Nov - KOLN, Live Music Hall
29 Nov - BERLIN, Astra Kulturhaus
01 Dec - PARIS, Alhambra
02 Dec - BRUSSELS, Cirque Royal
03 Dec - MANCHESTER, Albert Hall
04 Dec - LONDON, St John at Hackney
