Bloc Party Get A Little More Intimate, Pay Respects To My Bloody Valentine

The cover image Kele's crew affixed to the rush-released version of Intimacy stood in stark contrast to the album's title. At the time I thought maybe the band was dealing in irony. Now I'm thinking they are just having fun with the internet news cycle some more. So say hello to the new look of Intimacy, which accompanies the album's physical format, out in a month (10/27 in the UK via Witchita, 10/28 in the US via Atlantic). If you already have it in your iTunes, click the post title for the big version and save away.

And as EnchantingWizardOfRhythm notes, the cover's also an homage to My Bloody Valentine's Glider EP cover. The side-by-side:

MBV, so hott right now.

Posted at 10:07 AM by amrit in Album Art
Tags: Bloc Party

8 Comments

...see MBV Glider EP

Posted by: EnchantingWizardofRhythm at 09/26/08 10:25 AM | Reply
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weak.

Posted by: c'mon at 09/26/08 11:17 AM | Reply
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i'd hit it.

Posted by: jason at 09/26/08 11:20 AM | Reply
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Wrong blog................ ah, whatevs.

Posted by: b.LOUD in reply to jason's comment at 09/26/08 6:58 PM | Reply
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in case they need a shirt idea to "borrow" from as well.. http://www.metalshop.cz/images/t_promo_type_o_negative_bloody_kisses1_p.JPG

Posted by: k at 09/26/08 12:31 PM | Reply
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Where is the line between "homage" and "blatant rip-off?"

Posted by: mackenzie at 09/26/08 2:43 PM | Reply
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Well, it certainly fits the cd: it's extremely sexual and makes me a little uncomfortable.

Posted by: michelle at 09/26/08 3:12 PM | Reply
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I don't know why,, but the first time I saw it it looked like a bluury caricature statue of a good looking woman. It took me till three views to find out it was a pair of kissing lips. Did you notice that?

Posted by: Black Sunshine at 10/20/08 12:32 AM | Reply
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