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1	* BrokenBase: Pretty much every album they've made since ''Silent Alarm'' has split their fanbase, with nobody seeming to agree if they're worthy follow-ups (sans ''Hymns'', which was universally disliked by fans). Every time they experiment, not only does the conversation hinge around [[ToughActToFollow whether the evolution of their sound match up to their debut]], discussions also focus on how consistent they are as their own albums.
2	* CriticalDissonance: ''Hymns'' has [[SoOkayItsAverage a fairly mixed/lukewarm reception]] from critics, but longtime fans are ''much'' harsher towards it. Every agrees it's [[LighterAndSofter a much more low-key and introspective album]] from the band, and while the quality of their venture to this direction is debatable, many dislike it on principle for [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks being the furthest they've ever gone from their early apex.]]
3	* EpicRiff:
4	** "I Still Remember".
5	** "Helicopter".
6	** ''A Weekend in the City'' has quite a few, though "Uniform", "Hunting for Witches", and "Song for Clay (Disappear Here)" are the standouts.
7	** Four words: "We're Not Good People".
8	* FirstInstallmentWins: The band has always been critically acclaimed, but every album they make is inevitably compared to ''Silent Alarm''.
9	* NightmareFuel: Put "3x3" on at night when you're all alone, and get ready for some discomfort.
10	* SignatureSong: If you know only one Bloc Party song, chances are it's going to be "Helicopter" or "Flux". The former's inclusion in the game ''Guitar Hero III'' (as well as a Paper Jamz guitar toy, of all things) did not hinder this situation at all.
11	** "Banquet" also seems to be this.
12	* TearJerker: Many of their quieter songs: "Compliments" from the first album paints a picture of feeling helpless as life is wasting away, "SRXT" tells the story of someone [[DrivenToSuicide on the verge of suicide]], and then we get to ''Intimacy'', an album specifically discussing generally tearjerking issues such as breakups and deaths of loved ones. A special mention goes to "Biko", a song about being powerless as a loved one wastes away from cancer, and "Signs", which is about being unable to fully accept that someone is gone after their death.
13	* ToughActToFollow: The band is pretty infamously hard to push out of the shadow of [[FirstInstallmentWins their universally-acclaimed debut]], playing at least some part in why the band keeps experimenting and changing creative directions with each album, in turn influencing how [[BrokenBase controversial]] each one of them becomes.
14	* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical:
15	** "Helicopter", containing lyrics such as 'stop being so American' and 'just like his dad' is frequently misinterpreted as being critical of George W. Bush and/or the American way of life. Kele Okereke has said the lyrics were directed to himself as SelfDeprecation.

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