Banquet / Staying Fat

Defined by its jagged, intertwining telecaster riffs and a hyper-kinetic, danceable drumbeat, the track is a quintessential anthem of the British post-punk revival. Kele Okereke's anxious, impassioned vocals explore themes of youthful sexuality and social alienation. The single propelled Bloc Party to the forefront of the mid-2000s indie rock scene alongside contemporaries like Franz Ferdinand.