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Liberator 4.1
Bloc Party
Silent Alarm

The U.K.'s next big thing, perhaps? Rising stars Bloc Party make their U.S. debut with the ferociously brilliant, art-damaged post-punk rock of Silent Alarm. The NME cover-boys make good, influenced by Gang of Four, The Specials, The Cure and Sonic Youth, their angular guitars, prodding drums and walloping bass lines carry the day. Singer Kele Okereke s' Robert Smith-like vocals, crazy shout-outs and start-stop phrasing is good enough to bring any indie-rock party to the dance floor. On "Positive Tension," Okereke sings, "You're just as boring as everyone else." He may very well be talking about the flood of British bands that sound like Oasis, yet proclaims "Something glorious is about to happen." And it does. "Like Eating Glass" finds Okereke singing of alienation with urgency, "I can't eat/ I can't sleep/ I can't sleep/ I can't dream." Elsewhere there's the flying assault of "Helicopters" and the beautifully executed brit-pop of "Banquet."

Already a top pick for album of the year, and its only March.