Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke may have helped build the foundations of British indie, but in its demise he’s jumped ship, turning his attentions on a new form of alternative music. Following the release of 2010’s The Boxer, he spent his time collecting concepts for a club album during weekly DJ sets, and working out how to combine old school garage, 90s R&B, 2-step and Italo house with his own, inimitable vocals.
Documenting the heady first sight of a prospective lover (First Impressions), it moves onto the initial stages of infatuation and lust (Coasting, Stay The Night) and once the fizz of first love has died down, Tricks descends into a slightly more sombre mood (Like We Used To, Doubt). Unfortunately there’s no tracks entitled Can I Get My Stuff Back Please or How Do You Change Your Relationship Status on Facebook, but perhaps that’s to come on album No 3.
Take a listen to Trick and let us know if you’re into Kele’s new direction.
