Bloc Party started writing material for a fourth album in 2011, but decided not to play live. In the meantime Okereke finished an EP titled The Hunter . The group stated they intended to release a new album in 2012. In May 2012, Bloc Party announced Four , which was released on 20 August 2012, after being made available to stream in its entirety for over a week preceding release. The album was recorded with Alex Newport, who had previously worked with At the Drive-In and The Mars Volta , in New York City. Bloc Party released ” Octopus ” that July and later released another single entitled “Day Four”. The band released “Kettling” on 12 November 2012, followed by “Truth” on 25 February 2013. Four peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart and at number 36 on the Billboard 200.
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