What's The Story?
Bloc Party are a British indie rock band, descended from Sonic Youth & Joy Division. Banquet is from their first album, Silent Alarm.
Who's To Blame?
Plenty o' hipsters amid the tubes of the internet.
Why ♥ It?
Many moons ago when I registered my Audioscrobbler (now last.fm) account, this track was constantly number one on the sitewide chart, and I couldn't understand why at the time. I had, until later, apparently missed all the best parts of late 80's/early 90's England.
Obviously, I can't say the same now.
The intro drums are strong and tribal, which ignites the song. During the verse, the guitar tone is choppy and processed, and then during the chorus it's clean and chipper, both of which match the now high-hat laden drum beat. This combination makes the tune sound like an ambling serenade; staggered and diced through could-be-improvised verse lines, while collected for a definitely-rehearsed chorus. At 2:46, the song tapers to the same rough verse, with a new bass movement that lets you know it's an outro, before flaring a whiny lead guitar to finish.
This attractive back-and-forth structure is a great draw, and has me understanding why this song attracted so well to the indie community after its release (& continues to reach a wider audience today).
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