{"id":2100128,"date":"2026-08-18T11:55:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T08:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2100128"},"modified":"2026-08-18T11:55:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T08:55:42","slug":"bloc-party-get-hit-by-a-very-big-love-on-buoyant-new-single-pigwig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2100128","title":{"rendered":"Bloc Party get \u201chit by a very big love\u201d on buoyant new single \u2018Pigwig\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NMEAR_NME-READING-2025-BLOC-PARTY-LIVE-ANDY-FORD-8@2000&#215;1270.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 get \u201chit by a very big love\u201d on buoyant new single \u2018Pigwig\u2019<\/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>&#8220;This song is probably one of the sweetest on the album&#8221;<\/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> Tom Skinner<\/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=\"2026-08-18T12:55:42+01:00\">18th August 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\/2025\/09\/NMEAR_NME-READING-2025-BLOC-PARTY-LIVE-ANDY-FORD-8@2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Bloc Party live at Reading 2025, photo by Andy Ford\" title=\"NMEAR_NME-READING-2025-BLOC-PARTY-LIVE-ANDY-FORD-8@2000x1270\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Bloc Party live at Reading 2025. Credit: Andy Ford for NME<\/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 a new single, \u2018Pigwig\u2019 \u2013 you can listen to it below.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Bloc 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 buoyant song is the latest preview of the London band\u2019s seventh studio album, \u2018Anatomy Of A Brief Romance\u2019, which is released on September 11 via Contagious Music. It follows the tracks \u2018Coming On Strong\u2019, \u2018Love Bombs\u2019 and \u2018Now We Can\u2019t Be Friends\u2019.<\/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>\u201c\u2018Pigwig\u2019 is about the moment of realising that you have been hit by a very big love, almost as if it\u2019s against your will,\u201d explained frontman Kele Okereke. \u201cDuring our relationship, Pigwig was my pet name, after the Beatrix Potter character \u2013 the partner of Pigling Bland \u2013 an inside joke that meant a lot to us at the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cLooking back, this song is probably one of the sweetest on the album as it recalls a memory of a romantic seaside trip at the most magical point of our relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>That was the moment I knew, I\u2019d fallen for you<\/em>,\u201d he sings in the first verse. \u201c<em>Our summer of love\/ Pigwig\/ We take your car to the beach\u202f\/ I load up on treats as the motorway rolls<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bloc Party - Pigwig (Official Video)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fefZV-SqWfI?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>Okereke goes on to detail his partner\u2019s obsession with \u201c<em>the coast in disarray<\/em>\u201c, adding: \u201c<em>He wants to see the concrete and grey\/ Seems he\u2019s happiest amongst the disrepair\/ He\u2019s in love with decay<\/em>.\u201d<\/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>The singer fondly reflects on every day with his loved one being \u201c<em>such a vibe<\/em>\u201c, telling the listener that it kept \u201c<em>getting better<\/em>\u201d over an energetic, indie-rock instrumental. He remembers: \u201c<em>He\u2019s tugging on my arm like a heartstring\/ He\u2019s filling my days with wild imaginings<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Pigwig\u2019 arrives with a vintage, \u201900s-looking official video, directed and designed by Laura Perrett, capturing Bloc Party performing live on stage.<\/p>\n<p>The band have also added more dates to their UK record store tour for next month. See the full list of shows and find ticket details here. Later this year, Bloc Party will embark on a UK and European co-headline tour with Interpol. They recently opened for Muse at select gigs in North America.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3959434\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3959434\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3959434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026_blocparty_press_2000x1270.jpg\" alt=\"Bloc Party\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3959434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bloc Party CREDIT: Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Speaking to <em>NME<\/em> last spring, Okereke teased what fans could expect from the upcoming \u2018Anatomy Of A Brief Romance\u2019, which was produced by the legendary\u00a0Trevor\u00a0Horn\u00a0(Grace Jones, Pet Shop Boys, Frankie Goes To Hollywood).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe term that we were bandying around at the start was \u2018disco heartbreak\u2019,\u201d he told us at the time. \u201cThat was the umbrella, but it\u2019s kind of morphed into something else. We\u2019re only six songs in, so it could go completely left. We\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The frontman said: \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<\/p>\n<p>As for his experience working with Horn, Okereke explained: \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<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>Comprising 14 songs, the LP is structured like a memoir by Okereke and features some of his most personal songs yet. \u2018Anatomy Of A Brief Romance\u2019 follows on from 2022\u2019s \u2018Alpha Games\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Bloc Party accepted the Outstanding Song Collection Award at the Ivor Novellos, where\u00a0the likes of U2, Brandon Flowers, Robbie Williams, Lola Young and Self Esteem were also honoured.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap 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\u2018Townies\u2019<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/article>\n<\/p>\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 a new single, \u2018Pigwig\u2019 \u2013 you can listen to it below.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Bloc 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 buoyant song is the latest preview of the London band\u2019s seventh studio album, \u2018Anatomy Of A Brief Romance\u2019, which is released on September 11 via Contagious Music. It follows the tracks \u2018Coming On Strong\u2019, \u2018Love Bombs\u2019 and \u2018Now We Can\u2019t Be Friends\u2019.<\/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>\u201c\u2018Pigwig\u2019 is about the moment of realising that you have been hit by a very big love, almost as if it\u2019s against your will,\u201d explained frontman Kele Okereke. \u201cDuring our relationship, Pigwig was my pet name, after the Beatrix Potter character \u2013 the partner of Pigling Bland \u2013 an inside joke that meant a lot to us at the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cLooking back, this song is probably one of the sweetest on the album as it recalls a memory of a romantic seaside trip at the most magical point of our relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>That was the moment I knew, I\u2019d fallen for you<\/em>,\u201d he sings in the first verse. \u201c<em>Our summer of love\/ Pigwig\/ We take your car to the beach\u202f\/ I load up on treats as the motorway rolls<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bloc Party - Pigwig (Official Video)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fefZV-SqWfI?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>Okereke goes on to detail his partner\u2019s obsession with \u201c<em>the coast in disarray<\/em>\u201c, adding: \u201c<em>He wants to see the concrete and grey\/ Seems he\u2019s happiest amongst the disrepair\/ He\u2019s in love with decay<\/em>.\u201d<\/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>The singer fondly reflects on every day with his loved one being \u201c<em>such a vibe<\/em>\u201c, telling the listener that it kept \u201c<em>getting better<\/em>\u201d over an energetic, indie-rock instrumental. He remembers: \u201c<em>He\u2019s tugging on my arm like a heartstring\/ He\u2019s filling my days with wild imaginings<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Pigwig\u2019 arrives with a vintage, \u201900s-looking official video, directed and designed by Laura Perrett, capturing Bloc Party performing live on stage.<\/p>\n<p>The band have also added more dates to their UK record store tour for next month. See the full list of shows and find ticket details here. Later this year, Bloc Party will embark on a UK and European co-headline tour with Interpol. They recently opened for Muse at select gigs in North America.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3959434\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3959434\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3959434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026_blocparty_press_2000x1270.jpg\" alt=\"Bloc Party\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3959434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bloc Party CREDIT: Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Speaking to <em>NME<\/em> last spring, Okereke teased what fans could expect from the upcoming \u2018Anatomy Of A Brief Romance\u2019, which was produced by the legendary\u00a0Trevor\u00a0Horn\u00a0(Grace Jones, Pet Shop Boys, Frankie Goes To Hollywood).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe term that we were bandying around at the start was \u2018disco heartbreak\u2019,\u201d he told us at the time. \u201cThat was the umbrella, but it\u2019s kind of morphed into something else. We\u2019re only six songs in, so it could go completely left. We\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The frontman said: \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<\/p>\n<p>As for his experience working with Horn, Okereke explained: \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<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>Comprising 14 songs, the LP is structured like a memoir by Okereke and features some of his most personal songs yet. \u2018Anatomy Of A Brief Romance\u2019 follows on from 2022\u2019s \u2018Alpha Games\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Bloc Party accepted the Outstanding Song Collection Award at the Ivor Novellos, where\u00a0the likes of U2, Brandon Flowers, Robbie Williams, Lola Young and Self Esteem were also honoured.<\/p>\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\" data-io-article-url=\"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\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>They then played the first-ever \u2018icons\u2019 slot at Reading &amp; Leeds that summer, treating the audience to some indie classics and feel-good banter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\" data-io-article-url=\"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\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>They then played the first-ever \u2018icons\u2019 slot at Reading &amp; Leeds that summer, treating the audience to some indie classics and feel-good banter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/bloc-party-get-hit-by-a-very-big-love-on-buoyant-new-single-pigwig-3963410&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NMEAR_NME-READING-2025-BLOC-PARTY-LIVE-ANDY-FORD-8@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Bloc Party get \u201chit by a very big love\u201d on buoyant new single \u2018Pigwig\u2019 &#8220;This song is probably one of the sweetest on the album&#8221; By Tom Skinner 18th August 2026 Bloc Party live at Reading 2025. 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