Kele Okereke f Olly Alexander, "Grounds for Resentment"
There's a certain strain of indie rock fan who loudly proclaims that Bloc Party peaked with their first album, 2005's Silent Alarm, then complains about band leader Kele Okereke, whose subsequent music, both in Bloc Party and as a solo artist, has veered from abrasive dance to spirituals to everywhere in between. While I don't think Kele's experimentation is always successful, I admire him for constantly pushing himself (and turning Bloc Party into something more than the world's best Gang of Four tribute band). His jazzy new single "Grounds for Resentment" is probably the most mellow thing I've ever heard from him, and I give it extra credit for sounding like nothing else on my MP3 player.
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