Exclaim! is proud to sponsor, in association with MTV Overdrive and Vice Recordings, three Canadian dates in March for UK rock sensations Bloc Party. Hitting Vancouver on the 12th, Toronto on the 25th and Montreal on the 27th, the band will be joined by support acts Albert Hammond Jr. (The Strokes) and Sebastien Grainger (ex-Death From Above 1979). Come see why Britain’s most exciting band have been hailed as “untouchably stellar” and “electrifying.”

"Secret" Bloc Party Song

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Read What Exclaim! Had to Say About Bloc Party

Point: Bloc Party’s City Limits
Bloc Party’s bottomless ambition was their biggest asset while recording the follow-up to Silent Alarm. Outdoing their 2005 debut — which sold over a million copies worldwide and topped many year-end lists — was no easy task but A Weekend in the City exemplifies their dexterity and breadth as musicians.

Point: Bloc Party's Rockin' Beats
"Bloc Party singer Kele Okereke is already tired of the oft-related story that he handed a demo CD to Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos in October 2003. Okereke would prefer to testify about how his London, UK-based band is injecting dance-hungry art-punk with a dose of Technicolor on their highly touted debut, Silent Alarm

Concert Review: Bloc Party, Revival, Toronto – September 27, 2004
"The modest crowd on hand to witness this debut definitely knew their stuff, as Bloc Party have managed to gain a strong reputation as one of the UK's up and coming bands without the usual hype. Taking the stage, the band looked undaunted and cool, though their youth was difficult to hide

Click Hear: Bloc Party "Two More Years (MSTRKRFT Remix)”
"The duo known as MSTRKRFT have added one of Keeler's all too familiar beefy bass riffs on top of a hastier tempo to transform Bloc Party's most disco moment to date into a bona fide club smash.”

Record Review: Bloc Party - Silent Alarm Remixed
"Having already dazzled indie kids with their intense and animated debut from earlier this year, the guys in Bloc Party have commissioned the best remixers out there to re-imagine the songs of Silent Alarm. In a nutshell, this is a landmark achievement for the remix album ”

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!!!'s Anti-Bush Party
"with their highly anticipated second full-length album, Louden Up Now, the septet has moved on from NYC to DC, and is aiming their political disgust and wild rhythms at the president everyone loves to hate.”

¡Forward Russia! – Give Me A Wall
"Joining the ranks of Neu!, You Say Party! We Say Die! and of course, !!!, ¡Forward Russia! certainly put their punctuation to good use, with a frenzied, over-urgent rumpus that makes you wonder why they stopped at two...”

Death From Above 1979's Terrible Twosome
"Known for ear bleeding live shows that often ignite fires in the feet and banging heads of spectators, Death From Above 1979 have gained a reputation as true showmen. This status though isn't just restricted to their music. ‘When you're two people onstage, you can't rely on just one aspect. If we just went up there and played, I think it would be like getting hit with a jackhammer'”

Editors – The Back Room
"Like several bands of the past 26 years, Editors cull the vernal, yet dyspeptic, pastures of Joy Division, but have a more eager willingness towards popular song structures - translating into popular success, at least in the UK. Upon the release of their first single, ‘Munich,' in January of 2005, the band were dubbed ‘Boy Division'and jeers of ‘cheer up' could be heard at their concerts”

I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness – Fear Is On Our Side
"Fear Is On Our Side doesn't come out swinging with guitar-driven, rhythm-swinging, minor note-hitting rockers. ILYBICD are more about creating an atmosphere that is entirely unpredictable, often swerving in and out of a post-rock consciousness that finds them tinkering with ambient ideas that would impress Talk Talk's Mark Hollis"

Interpol's Light-hearted Antics
"Interpol are not as dark as you think they are. Their 2002 debut, Turn On The Bright Lights may have presented the four GQ model-looking New Yorkers as brooding, emotionally isolated outsiders, but their demeanour is sophisticated, droll and anything but glum"

LCD Soundsystem's Beat Confection
"LCD Soundsystem's self-titled album might just be the most anticipated full-length of 2005, but Murphy isn't about to drop everything and focus on his band. The truth is he just doesn't have the time or the interest to become a full-fledged rock star. ‘I'm making remixes or working with artists on the label or producing outside stuff; it's constant. Plus I'm not like a guy in a band who's on a trajectory up toward skyrocketing success or losing it. It was never really part of my world.'"

Maximo Park Warp the Art-Pop
"Their debut album, A Certain Trigger, is easily the best of its kind so far this year. Uniting rapid-fire tempo changes, delicious choruses and singer Paul Smith's studiously clever lyrics, the band's music is also breaking ground as the first case of rock'n'roll to bear the Warp Records logo"

Meneguar – I Was Born At Night
"There is a real divide in the band's sound that causes a mental tug-o-war as you try and pinpoint just what the songs remind you of. With all cards on the table, the bouncy rhythms and manic guitar-play brings to mind the hastier work of Bloc Party with a throwback to the more angular '90s battalion of American indie rock"

New Order: Power, Corruption and Lies
"There was a time, before 2002, when little was known about New Order. The blond one played guitar, it was thought, and the paunchy one, we were quite sure, occasionally wore a beard. Then Michael Winterbottom's 24 Hour Party People was released and the adored yet private band became exceedingly more public"

Pretty Girls Make Graves Get A Makeover
"Élan Vital not surprisingly boasts a much wider palette, though Andrea Zollo's distinctively dark vocals continue to ground their indie rock sound. It's a little less epic perhaps, but also less beholden to current trends and just as mesmerising as ever"

Sonic Youth: Time Takes Its Crazy Toll
"Since their inception in 1981, Sonic Youth's creativity has stemmed from their copious curiosity about all sorts of subjects: first wave punk rock, early '80s hardcore, Warholian pop celebrity, experimental noise movements, and the history of the avant-garde"

The Cribs – The New Fellas
"While they still aren't masters of their instruments, the trio have tightened up their slipshod gutter pop and upped the anthems, providing even more tandem vocal harmonies by guitarist Ryan and bassist Gary. Fervent anti-hipster hit single ‘Hey Scenesters' has already graced an episode of The O.C. with its pumping rhythm and infectious chant"

The Cure: Three Imaginary Decades
"Against their wishes, they helped define goth with a series of early, dreary albums, only to subsequently revoke any leadership or responsibility and do the exact opposite of what everyone expected. The Cure has always been recognised for their darker side - the spidery hairdos, the ghostly make-up, and the legions of devoted black-clad worshippers. And yet, that's not what led to their massive success

The Futureheads – The Futureheads
"the Futureheads are not into stripy shirts and angular haircuts; they're into precision (hence their fascination with robots) and releasing fits of energy with their terse art-rock"

The Rakes – Capture/Release
"The Rakes are as compellingly descriptive of everyday English life as the aforementioned, yet without the melodrama or demanding vocal delivery that can turn listeners off. Singer Alan Donohoe speaks for the common Londoner with precision and humour"

The Rapture's Happy Days
"A better grasp on full-time life as a band helped members sort out their emotions, which led to writing Pieces of the People We Love. Needless to say, the mood swing is a remarkable shift, stripping away their artsy freak-outs and gloomy tones and replacing them with snaky bass lines, bouncing rhythms and never-ending enthusiasm. It's a full-fledged party album emphasised by single of the year contender ‘Get Myself Into It.'"

The Ridiculous Tokyo Police Club
"With immaculate production by the Uncut's Jon Drew, and appearances from Magneta Lane's Lexi Valentine and Nadia King, A Lesson in Crime may be the most varied 16 and a half minutes you'll hear all year. Ray-gun guitars, taut drumming and tales of robots and ruinous republics showcase a pop talent studied in early Cure, Wolf Parade and most others in between."

The Unlikeliest Marriage: When Disco Met Punk
"'The pairing of punk and disco was indeed a curious one,' says Sean P., a London-based DJ who helped compile Disco Not Disco volumes one and two. ‘Though something that the musics had in common was energy - albeit on different levels - and in their own way both stood for lifestyles and ideals that opposed the norm. Punk dealt more with gritty realities by facing them head-on; disco would avoid the issues a lot of the time by simply blotting out everyday routine. It was about dancing, having fun, escapism.'"

Yeah Yeah Yeahs: The Love Cats
"From their first EP to Show Your Bones, Yeah Yeah Yeahs have gone from baby steps to marathons in only four years. They've got proven crossover potential, but still feel rooted in the community-oriented indie rock scene that spawned them. ‘Karen always said that we've got one foot in the mainstream and one foot in the underground. At the same time I feel like we're neither here nor there. We're just kind of doing our own little thing.'”