SILENT ALARM

Track Listing

1. Like Eating Glass

2. Helicopter

3. Positive Tension

4. Banquet

5. Blue Light

6. She’s Hearing Voices

7. This Modern Love

8. The Pioneers

9. Price Of Gasoline

10. So Here We Are

11. Luno

12. Plans

13. Compliments

My Rating
9/10

Average Critic Rating
8.5/10

Overview
What an incredible debut album. This is Bloc Party’s seminal record, completely capturing the energy of the mid-’00s Indie Rock scene. It’s dynamic throughout, with each band member at the top of their game, showcasing impressive guitar riffs, driving drum rhythms, and emotional lyrical content. The messages in the album touch on the complexities of modern life, including themes of alienation and isolation, yet they are delivered through both high-energy tracks and emotional ballads. Despite being their first release, you’d be hard-pressed to find a more polished and crisp record from Bloc Party. This is certainly an album that needs to be heard - an absolute landmark in the indie rock genre.

Recommended for ‘00s obsessed Indie kids looking to cry whilst moshing in a pit.

Featured Song
This Modern Love

Most Streamed
Banquet

Least Streamed
Compliments

Underrated
Plans

TVV Top 3 Songs
Banquet | Blue Light | This Modern Love

Singles
Helicopter | Positive Tension | Banquet | The Pioneers | So Here We Are

TVV Top 3 Non-Singles
Like Eating Glass | Blue Light | This Modern Love

Listen to Again?
Yes

No-Skip Album?
Yes

Album Artwork Rating
7/10

The album artwork here is minimal yet striking. It’s a wintry landscape, with barren trees against a white expanse, perfectly mirroring the album's cool sound. Despite its simplistic design, it captures a strong sense of isolation, which I believe is a recurring theme throughout the album.

Genre
Indie Rock

RL
Wichita Records

Recording Studio
Delta Lab (Copenhagen, Denmark) | The Exchange (London, England) | Miloco Studios (London, England)