Bloc Party

Summary

Bloc Party is a rock band^[1]. It draws 4,650 Wikipedia views per month (rock_band category, ranking #105 of 861).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bloc Party was influenced by The Cure^[3].
• Bloc Party's instance of is recorded as rock band^[4].
• Bloc Party's genre is alternative rock^[5].
• Bloc Party's genre is indie rock^[6].
• Bloc Party's record label is recorded as Atlantic Records^[7].
• Bloc Party's record label is recorded as BMG Rights Management^[8].
• Bloc Party's discography is recorded as Bloc Party discography^[9].
• Bloc Party's Commons category is recorded as Bloc Party^[10].
• Bloc Party's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[11].
• 2003 marks the founding of Bloc Party^[12].
• Bloc Party's location of formation is recorded as London^[13].
• Bloc Party's official website is recorded as http://www.blocparty.com^[14].
• Bloc Party's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bloc Party^[15].
• Bloc Party's Commons gallery is recorded as Bloc Party^[16].
• Bloc Party's nominated for is recorded as Shortlist Music Prize^[17].
• Bloc Party's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Bloc Party'}^[18].
• Bloc Party's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bloc Party'}^[19].
• Bloc Party's start of work period is recorded as 2003^[20].
• Bloc Party's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+118030'}^[21].
• Bloc Party's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+115023'}^[22].
• Bloc Party's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+114407'}^[23].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[24]

• Country: GB^[25]

• Began / founded: 1999-08^[26]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, art rock, dance-punk, indie rock, indietronica, new rave, post-punk revival^[27]

• Community tags: alternative rock, art rock, british, dance-punk, indie rock, indietronica, new rave, post-punk revival, united kingdom^[28]

• MusicBrainz ID: 8c538f11-c141-4588-8ecb-931083524186^[29]

Why It Matters

Bloc Party draws 4,650 Wikipedia views per month (rock_band category, ranking #105 of 861).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]