Bloc Party Announce Album

Bloc Party will release their new album Intimacy on August 21 - in a shock move. Fans can download 10 tracks from tomorrow through the bands website- including single Mercury. The full CD- with extra tracks- will then be available from October 27. When pre-ordering the disc you will automatically get the digital tracks for free. Bloc Party announced the unexpected news via a webchat with their fans. Intimacy has been produced by Jacknife Lee and Paul Epworth- who have both worked on the bands previous two records. It follows similar moves by Radiohead and Coldplay who also announced last minute downloads.