While we await Kele’s first solo album away from Bloc Party, here’s the first single to be released; Tenderoni.

The release is packed full of synth and suggests he will be going in a bit more of an electro direction. In a press release Kele explained:

“I plugged in synths with no idea what they would do. It was completely back to the drawing board. It was exciting and terrifying…The key for the sound of the record was to take things as harsh and as physical as I could make them. These are the sounds that make me happiest in the world.”

The first release is harsh and physical, and if The Boxer lives up to this standard it’ll definitely allow him to stamp his mark successfully as a solo artist. The only annoying thing about the record is it’s sometimes strangely reminiscent of Wiley’s “Wearing My Rolex”……try listening without thinking the words “usually bubble”.



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