The British dance-punk band Bloc Party returns to the U.S. on Friday night as headliner of the two-day Hard Summer festival in Chinatown's Los Angeles State Historic Park. The huge popularity of the annual electronica-heavy festival owes a debt to bands like Bloc Party, who helped make dance music safe for young rock fans in the 2000s. Yet Bloc Party's Hard headlining date comes just as the band shed most of its pioneering club influences on its new album "Four," a fanged and heavy record that focuses on live musicianship and ferocious guitar work. "Electronica has been such a huge influence on us, and it's always been there," singer Kele Okereke said. "But this is the first record that...
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