Intimacy

Pitchfork 5.8/10 We hoped Bloc Party's last record, A Weekend in the City, would be the group's version of U2's October-- an endearingly awkward transition between a bracing debut and a masterpiece every bit as outsized as the ambitions of its creators. Sadly, album number three is less War than Evil Urges.

A.V. Club F In its short lifetime, Bloc Party has shown an admirable willingness to turn its back on what fans want. The relatively lightweight post-punk songs on 2005's solid Silent Alarm nose-dived into paranoid darkness on 2007's underrated A Weekend In The City, written in the aftermath of London's 7/7 bombings. Weekend drew…

Rolling Stone 3.5/5 Check out our album review of Artist's Intimacy on Rolling Stone.com.

Under The Radar 7.0/10 Your default description here

The Observer 3/5 <p>South London's mopiest sons return with a clunky affair</p>

Slant 3/5 Few bands display raw courage and an adventurous spirit more vividly than Bloc Party.

Pop Matters 7/10 The cultural milieu that Bloc Party's third album, Intimacy, drops into is perhaps most perfectly summed up by the recent allegations that the Sex Pistols'...

The Guardian 4/5 <p>They've toughened up their sound with orchestral stabs and disembodied dance beats</p>

The Irish Times 4/5 Six new albums including Bloc Party and a The Clash live at Shea Stadium.

Uncut 6/10 Kele Okereke and co. party like it's 1998