{"id":2066497,"date":"2026-07-28T11:43:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T08:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2066497"},"modified":"2026-07-28T11:43:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T08:43:40","slug":"bloc-party-dance-through-heartbreak-on-new-single-now-we-cant-be-friends-and-announce-uk-record-store-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2066497","title":{"rendered":"Bloc Party dance through heartbreak on new single \u2018Now We Can\u2019t Be Friends\u2019 and announce UK record store tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026_blocparty_press_2000x1270.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bloc Party dance through heartbreak on new single \u2018Now We Can\u2019t Be Friends\u2019 and announce UK record store tour<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Their upcoming album \u2018Anatomy Of A Brief Romance\u2019 is out in September<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Damian Jones<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-28T12:43:40+01:00\">28th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026_blocparty_press_2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Bloc Party\" title=\"2026_blocparty_press_2000x1270\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Bloc Party CREDIT: Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Bloc Party have shared their new single \u2018Now We Can\u2019t Be Friends\u2019 and details of a UK record store tour \u2013 check them out below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Bloc Party on their new \u201cdisco heartbreak\u201d album with Trevor Horn and being \u201cat peace\u201d with \u2018Silent Alarm\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The latest taster from their upcoming album \u2018Anatomy Of A Brief Romance\u2019 sees frontman Kele Okereke \u201cheading back out clubbing again\u201d after a romantic break-up and \u201cnot speaking to his ex when he sees him on the dancefloor\u201d on the synth driven track.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Okereke added: \u201cYou can have these big feelings, but you have to be aware that when they go, this is how you\u2019ll feel and, you\u2019ll be OK with that.\u201d You can listen to it below.<\/p>\n<p>It follows previous singles \u2018Love Bombs\u2019 and \u2018Coming On Strong\u2019 and continues the album\u2019s \u201cchronological portrait of a love affair, and progresses right from the first glances through to the heartbreak and final farewell\u201d.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Now We Can't Be Friends\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/3s1mRFy9QxkQUqEx8tVGLs?si=b2c7265d9f374f5d&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bloc Party - Now We Can't Be Friends (Official)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B9z42A4o2Zk?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Spread out across 14 songs and produced by Trevor Horn (Grace Jones, Pet Shop Boys, Frankie Goes To Hollywood), the record is structured like a memoir from frontman Okereke and features some of the most personal songs he has ever written. It marks the seventh album from Bloc Party, following on from 2022\u2019s \u2018Alpha Games\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2018Anatomy Of A Brief Romance\u2019 is set for release on September 11 on the new record label cOnTAGIOUS LTD (via Virgin Music Group). Visit here to pre-order.<\/p>\n<p>In conjunction with its release, the band will also hit the road for a series of record store shows kicking off at Wax and Beans in Bury on September 9, with a stop at Rough Trade East in London on September 15. You can purchase tickets here.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The full list of tour dates is:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>SEPTEMBER<\/strong><br \/><strong>9 \u2013 Wax and Beans @ The Mets, Bury<\/strong><br \/><strong>10 \u2013 Banquet @ Circuit, Kingston<\/strong><br \/><strong>11 \u2013 Jacaranda Baltic, Liverpool<\/strong><br \/><strong>13 \u2013 Rough Trade @ Palais, Nottingham<\/strong><br \/><strong>14 \u2013 Rough Trade, Bristol<\/strong><br \/><strong>15 \u2013 Rough Trade East, London<\/strong><br \/><strong>17 \u2013 Crash @ Stylus, Leeds University<br \/><\/strong><br \/>\nLater this year, Bloc Party will be joining Muse on their North American tour, before heading on a UK and EU co-headline tour with Interpol in the autumn. You can purchase tickets for their UK dates here.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, last spring, Okereke told <em>NME<\/em> about what fans could expect from their upcoming seventh album, sharing that it would be \u201cdisco heartbreak\u201d inspired.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a record about heartbreak, really \u2013 that\u2019s the only thing I can say about it at this stage. Hopefully it will be out next year, but we\u2019ll see,\u201d he said, also going on to share what it was like to work with iconic producer Trevor Horn.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bloc Party on 'Silent Alarm', '00s indie, and their new heartbreak album with Trevor Horn\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QioVJhuwbXk?start=205&amp;feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s made some of my favourite records of all time, so it\u2019s quite interesting to hear what he has to say. He\u2019s been making records for most of his life, for over 50 years, so he seems to know all the tricks. He seems to know everyone as well and have a story about everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Bloc Party<\/li>\n<li>Indie<\/li>\n<li>Kele<\/li>\n<li>Live Music News<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap td_flex_block_1 tdi_93 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdc-no-posts 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record store tour \u2013 check them out below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Bloc Party on their new \u201cdisco heartbreak\u201d album with Trevor Horn and being \u201cat peace\u201d with \u2018Silent Alarm\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The latest taster from their upcoming album \u2018Anatomy Of A Brief Romance\u2019 sees frontman Kele Okereke \u201cheading back out clubbing again\u201d after a romantic break-up and \u201cnot speaking to his ex when he sees him on the dancefloor\u201d on the synth driven track.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Okereke added: \u201cYou can have these big feelings, but you have to be aware that when they go, this is how you\u2019ll feel and, you\u2019ll be OK with that.\u201d You can listen to it below.<\/p>\n<p>It follows previous singles \u2018Love Bombs\u2019 and \u2018Coming On Strong\u2019 and continues the album\u2019s \u201cchronological portrait of a love affair, and progresses right from the first glances through to the heartbreak and final farewell\u201d.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Now We Can't Be Friends\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/3s1mRFy9QxkQUqEx8tVGLs?si=b2c7265d9f374f5d&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bloc Party - Now We Can't Be Friends (Official)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B9z42A4o2Zk?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Spread out across 14 songs and produced by Trevor Horn (Grace Jones, Pet Shop Boys, Frankie Goes To Hollywood), the record is structured like a memoir from frontman Okereke and features some of the most personal songs he has ever written. It marks the seventh album from Bloc Party, following on from 2022\u2019s \u2018Alpha Games\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2018Anatomy Of A Brief Romance\u2019 is set for release on September 11 on the new record label cOnTAGIOUS LTD (via Virgin Music Group). Visit here to pre-order.<\/p>\n<p>In conjunction with its release, the band will also hit the road for a series of record store shows kicking off at Wax and Beans in Bury on September 9, with a stop at Rough Trade East in London on September 15. You can purchase tickets here.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The full list of tour dates is:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>SEPTEMBER<\/strong><br \/><strong>9 \u2013 Wax and Beans @ The Mets, Bury<\/strong><br \/><strong>10 \u2013 Banquet @ Circuit, Kingston<\/strong><br \/><strong>11 \u2013 Jacaranda Baltic, Liverpool<\/strong><br \/><strong>13 \u2013 Rough Trade @ Palais, Nottingham<\/strong><br \/><strong>14 \u2013 Rough Trade, Bristol<\/strong><br \/><strong>15 \u2013 Rough Trade East, London<\/strong><br \/><strong>17 \u2013 Crash @ Stylus, Leeds University<br \/><\/strong><br \/>\nLater this year, Bloc Party will be joining Muse on their North American tour, before heading on a UK and EU co-headline tour with Interpol in the autumn. You can purchase tickets for their UK dates here.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, last spring, Okereke told <em>NME<\/em> about what fans could expect from their upcoming seventh album, sharing that it would be \u201cdisco heartbreak\u201d inspired.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a record about heartbreak, really \u2013 that\u2019s the only thing I can say about it at this stage. Hopefully it will be out next year, but we\u2019ll see,\u201d he said, also going on to share what it was like to work with iconic producer Trevor Horn.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bloc Party on 'Silent Alarm', '00s indie, and their new heartbreak album with Trevor Horn\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QioVJhuwbXk?start=205&amp;feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s made some of my favourite records of all time, so it\u2019s quite interesting to hear what he has to say. He\u2019s been making records for most of his life, for over 50 years, so he seems to know all the tricks. He seems to know everyone as well and have a story about everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/bloc-party-dance-through-heartbreak-on-new-single-now-we-cant-be-friends-and-announce-uk-record-store-tour-3959426&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026_blocparty_press_2000x1270.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Bloc Party dance through heartbreak on new single \u2018Now We Can\u2019t Be Friends\u2019 and announce UK record store tour Their upcoming album \u2018Anatomy Of A Brief Romance\u2019 is out in September By Damian Jones 28th July 2026 Bloc Party CREDIT: Press Bloc Party have shared their new single \u2018Now We [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2066497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2066497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2066497"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2066497\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2066497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2066497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2066497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}