Anatomy of a Brief Romance

by Bloc Party

Anatomy of a Brief Romance cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 11 September 2026
  • Label: Contagious Limited
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 48:58
  • Community rating: 2.1/5 from 17 ratings

Artists on this release: Roz Sherris, Paul Epworth, Frances Rowberry, Alison Benbow, Claire Fletcher, Stephen Hall, Matt Tong, Ingalo Thomson, Dave Garioch, Bettina Weichert, Jason Clark, Sharon Kniss, Herv茅, Jenny Marsden, Guy Barker, Rebecca Wallis, Paul Archibald, Optothetic, Dan Jenkins, Claire Hetherington, Whitey, Mogwai, Hayley Kruger, Kele Okereke, Justin Harris, Louise Bartle, Tom Smith, Roger Harvey, Colin Sheen, Forest Christenson, Henry Ross, Chris Dean, Tom Hough, Victor Gan, Scott McCormick, Gordon Moakes, Sarah Meunier, Alex Cope, Phaseone, Sid Gauld, Richard Furse, Liz Neumayr, Villains, Alex Newport, MSTRKRFT, Gold Panda, Marika Hughes, Chris Wright, Rhian Walther, Mark Rivers-Moore, Angharad Lloyd, Jacknife Lee, Nick Zinner, Roy Kerr, Kele, Filthy Dukes, Alex Thomas, Julia Saperia, No Age, Tim Meunier, Four Tet, Gordon Banner, We Have Band, Peter Jennings, Sara Coffey, Peter Kenny, Anthony Gonzalez, Charlotte Nicklin, Gretchen Cummings, Sam Bell, Derek Watkins, Mark Aubrey, Tim Bran, Banjo Or Freakout, Harry Deacon, 'Desola Haastrup, John B, Malcolm Aldridge, Ladytron, Erol Alkan, Chris Brasted, John Catherall, Armand Van Helden, Russell Lissack, Philippa Gardner

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Indie mainstays Bloc Party announce 'Anatomy of a Brief Romance', their seventh studio album released via Contagious Limited. Produced by legendary eighties pioneer Trevor Horn, this ambitious fourteen-song concept record traces the chronological arc of an intimate relationship, drawing directly from vocalist Kele Okereke's personal experiences of heartbreak and new connection on 'Coming On Strong'.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. 22.01.22 (3:26)
  2. Coming On Strong (3:08)
  3. Love Bombs (3:26)
  4. Pigwig (3:29)
  5. Lagoon Blue (4:09)
  6. Muscleworks (3:19)
  7. Clark Kent (3:59)
  8. Worst Birthday Ever (2:38)
  9. Not Your Problem (3:30)
  10. Now We Can't Be Friends (3:29)
  11. Rotherhithe (3:41)
  12. Stories (2:54)
  13. Moving On (4:02)
  14. Eulogy (3:43)

Credits

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