I missed Bloc Party when they came to Sasquatch! this year, but if you were there (or at some of their other recent live shows) you've heard "Ratchet," a track from their upcoming EP, Nextwave Sessions. It's a solid new song that is equal parts dance and post-punk (dance…punk? Could such a combination even be possible?!) and it comes with a pretty strange music video. If you're a dedicated fan, you may initially be confused because the video for "Ratchet" is exactly the same as "Octopus." The only difference being that while "Octopus" became a little bizarre after the opening shot of drummer Matt Tong, this new one becomes absolutely deranged. What starts out with the band playing normally quick mutates into a strange glitchy display as Kele Okereke grows multiple heads, until eventually the band becomes one ever expanding fractal. Check it out below, and look for more from the EP soon.
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The Nextwave Sessions EP is out 8/12 on Frenchkiss Records
