Bloc Party is an autonomous unit of kids reared on pop culture between the years 1976 and the present, and their subsequent sound is an imitation of what inspired them. Suffice to say there'd be no Bloc Party without the efforts of guitar bands formed in the UK and US in the 70s, 80s, and 90s, as well as visionary writers and artists whose work informed the world and culture as it currently stands. For fans of A Certain Ratio, The Cure, Gang Of Four.