• ' Released: 29 January 2007 • ' Released: 9 April 2007 • ' Released: 9 July 2007 • ' Released: 12 November 2007 (on re-release) A Weekend in the City is the second studio album by British band. It was recorded at Studios in, Ireland, in mid-2006 and was produced. The album was refined and at several locations in London at the end of 2006.

It was released on 24 January 2007 in Japan and in the first week of February in the rest of the world, with as the primary label. The album peaked at number two on the and on the. In the United States, it entered the at number 12. Bloc Party worked to craft an album that distanced them from the conventional guitar band set-up by incorporating more electronically processed beats and additional instrumentation. Computer programs were extensively used to enrich and amend recorded takes, while a was hired to perform on some of the tracks. The subject matter of and chief lyricist 's lyrics for A Weekend in the City covers issues such as drug use, sexuality, and terrorism.

The album's three original singles, ', ', and ', address these themes respectively. Bloc Party's new musical directions and more forthright lyrics either impressed or alienated critics. Reviewers generally treated A Weekend in the City as an important stepping stone for the band members in their quest for musical maturity, while included it in its list of the '1000 Albums To Hear Before You Die'. In November 2007, the album was re-released globally—with the final single, ', as a bonus track—to coincide with Bloc Party's extensive touring schedule. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Origins [ ] All band members of Bloc Party conceived A Weekend in the City during 2005 while on tour in support of their critically acclaimed debut album. Despite missing their home city of London, the quartet became increasingly disillusioned with the culture in the area each time they sporadically returned.

Counter strike strike v7 download full version free non steam. Band member has noted, 'The contrast we saw between being away on tour and being home. We would see that London wasn't changing really and that the people we'd grown up with were part of that.' Okereke wrote many songs in 2005 and early 2006 and used a concept he called 'Urbanite Relaxation' to expand upon the themes of life and leisure in the. The band recorded around 30 for the initial lyrics using a player.

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The rest of the tracks were written in April 2006 before they entered the studio recording process. The music of minimalist composer Philip Glass inspired the band in composing A Weekend in the City The band members drew up a shortlist of possible producers in early 2006, which included -oriented staff such as Steve Dub and high-profile producers like. At the time, Moakes told that the album would hopefully include electronic, processed beats and a sound in the vein of band and ensemble. Bloc Party wanted to expand their sonic palette without losing the musical 'jerkiness' of Silent Alarm. They selected Lee—who had worked with world-renowned act and indie rock band —based on the rapport that developed between the two parties while recording the demo song 'I Still Remember', which later appeared in A Weekend in the City. Moakes has explained the choice of producer by stating that the band members were looking to work with someone who could help them craft an accomplished album, 'although as much as anything it's about finding someone who you'd want to spend six weeks in an enclosed space with'.