The New Bloc Party

So DIOYY (Does It Offend You, Yeah?) has been around for a while now, and established themselves last year with the lovely little diddy “We Are Rockstars” which I blitzed out eight billion times at gigs as a great way to confuse people that thought I was just playing electro.  People would get even more confused when I’d switch up to b-more and booty bass within the next hour.

we are rockstars video

So when I first ran into their music, that was my primary impression.  Weirdish take on vocals, a-la Battles, very solid rock song format but with pretty damn thrashable-danceable beats.  That continued on with their release of “Let’s Make Out”

lets make out video

So when it came to their two most recent singles “Epic Last Song” and “Night of the Living Dead” I was surprised to hear the other end of their dynamic, more like The Black Kids and Bloc Party got together and did a joint set of singles.  Sadly, I’m not that big of a fan, but the remixes of “Epic Last Song” keep me happy for now.

That and the video is goddamn adorable

DJ Khaled has lost his goddamn mind

Just remember, when you’re trying to outrun a fireball, or need a dude to hook you up with a sweet ride with wheels that don’t even have to move to get you where you’re going, he’s your man.

Here’s to his continued success in Khaledtropolis, the city in which this was filmed.

This and other tracks with 6+ mc’s on the bill