Back in the early to mid-Aughts, when it came to lasting and influential cultural exports, the U.K. was really cooking — from Ricky Gervais’ The Office (2001-2003) to Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later (2002) and Amy Winehouse’s indelible Back to Black (2006). Right there in the mix, leading the British wave of indie-rocking post-punk revival, was Bloc Party’s 2005 debut Silent Alarm. Described incessantly but not inaccurately by music critics at the time as both “frenetic” and “angular,” Silent Alarm features nervy guitar interplay reminiscent of Gang of Four, Television and Wire — a collection of dancy, upbeat tracks that manages to feel slick but never overproduced. The four-piece has seen some lineup changes in the 21 years (!) since that first album, but frontman Kele Okereke and guitarist Russell Lissack remain, and they’re set to release their seventh studio album — Anatomy of a Brief Romance — later this summer. Catch them July 8 at the Mother Church, where they’re likely to play tunes from all over their frenetic, angular catalog.
7:30 p.m. at the Ryman
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