TRACK OF THE NIGHT: Mercury

Bloc Party / Mercury

First of all, I'd like to say I literally just got back from seeing Bloc Party live for the second time and they were bloody brilliant! Secondly, when I first heard Mercury I absolutely hated it however, after seeing Bloc Party perform it at Reading Festival this year something clicked, and I can now see that it is in fact pure and utter genius. In a world filled with formulaic indie Bloc Party are highly distinctive amongst their contemporaries as they continue to breeze through an array of different genres whilst pushing the boundaries of musical experimentalism. Mercury is most definitely Bloc Party's experimental tour-de-force as they play out a frantic mix of indie, electro, alternative dance and believe it or not brass. From the ridiculously catchy use of a vocal pedal (Mercury M-M-M-Mercury Mercury's in Mercury's in retrograde) to the African-esque drumbeat breakdown, Mercury is absolutely crammed with a million different musical references, making it one of Bloc Party's most captivating and unbelievable pieces of music to date.

Bloc Party / Mercury  by  ShornStarBlog