Claude says:Bloc Party — the London post-punk outfit Kele Okereke and Russell Lissack built from a 1999 festival meeting — released their seventh album in September 2026, two decades after Silent Alarm made them stars of the mid-2000s revival. Anatomy Of A Brief Romance sounds tight and urgent, guitars still sharp but leaning into the synth textures Louise Bartle and Harry Deacon bring to the current lineup. You grabbed it right when it dropped and haven't let go — "Moving On" and "Now We Can't Be Friends" are the heavy hitters, but you've worked through nearly every track, from "Coming On Strong" to the date-stamped closer "22.01.22."