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Bloc Party frontman turned solo star Kele Okereke has shot down any hopes of the band returning to mark 10 years of debut album, Silent Alarm - slamming anniversary tours as 'cringey' and 'cynical'.
The band's last UK appearance was headlining Latitude 2013, with Okereke since announcing the release of his second solo album.
With Bloc Party currently on hiatus and the 10th anniversary of the band's debut LP approaching in 2015, Okereke told Music Feeds that he had no plans to mark the occasion.
"I think the most impressive thing that we could do as a band would be to respond [by] looking forward and keep on making music to say that we’re still motivated," he said. "I think that’s more important than revival or some kind of nostalgic experience. I feel that the band isn’t some record – at this point it’s a collection of records – and I feel that the best way to honour that would be to make more records, not just to look back to where we were.
"I don’t think that sort of thing does much good for artists. I always cringe a little bit when you hear about bands going around just touring on a kind of anniversary record. I feel that it just seems a little bit cynical."
Watch Bloc Party performing 'Like Eating Glass' below
Kele's new solo album Trick will be released on 13 October. See the full tracklisting below.
First Impressions
Coasting
Doubt
Closer
Like We Used To
Humour Me
Year Zero
My Hotel Room
Silver and Gold
Stay the Night
Below - Photos: The Maccabees, Bloc Party thrill Latitude Festival 2013
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