In 2005, the group released their second album, In Case We Die , on their own “Tailem Bend” label. It featured guest appearances by local musicians and was produced by The Carbohydrates, James Cecil and Cameron Bird’s production duo, in Cecil’s Super Melody World studio, then set up in a…
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Their second album, Tourist , reached Number One in the UK Album Charts in its first week, following the huge success of single ” Wires “.
and two Brit Awards in 2005
The supporting tour took place between 2005 and mid-2006.
was declared by Q to be the greatest single of 2005
Dim Mak and Atlantic later released Bloc Party’s critically acclaimed and commercially successful debut album, Silent Alarm , in 2005.
It was voted ‘Album of the Year’ for 2005 by NME
For the ARIA Music Awards of 2005 , the album received three nominations: “Best Independent Release”, “Best Cover Art” (by Bird) and “Best Adult Contemporary Release”. The song “It’5!” (pronounced “it’s five”) received wide airplay on the national radio network Triple J and reached No. 56 in the annual Triple…
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The band performed “Take Me Out” as a live medley with Los Lonely Boys , Maroon 5 , The Black Eyed Peas and Gwen Stefani at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards in 2005, in which “Take Me Out” was nominated for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with…
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On 7 September 2004, the album was awarded the 2004 Mercury Music Prize .