{"id":588501,"date":"2026-08-18T14:52:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/588501\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T14:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:52:11","slug":"bloc-party-get-hit-by-a-very-big-love-on-new-single-pigwig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/588501\/","title":{"rendered":"Bloc Party get “hit by a very big love” on new single ‘Pigwig’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bloc Party<\/a> have shared a new single, \u2018Pigwig\u2019 \u2013 you can listen to it below.<\/p>\n

READ MORE:\u00a0Bloc Party on their new \u201cdisco heartbreak\u201d album with Trevor Horn and being \u201cat peace\u201d with \u2018Silent Alarm\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

The buoyant song is the latest preview of the London band\u2019s seventh studio album, \u2018Anatomy Of A Brief Romance\u2019, which is released on September 11 via Contagious Music. It follows the tracks \u2018Coming On Strong\u2019<\/a>, \u2018Love Bombs\u2019<\/a> and \u2018Now We Can\u2019t Be Friends\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Pigwig\u2019 is about the moment of realising that you have been hit by a very big love, almost as if it\u2019s against your will,\u201d explained frontman Kele Okereke<\/a>. \u201cDuring our relationship, Pigwig was my pet name, after the Beatrix Potter character \u2013 the partner of Pigling Bland \u2013 an inside joke that meant a lot to us at the time.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cLooking back, this song is probably one of the sweetest on the album as it recalls a memory of a romantic seaside trip at the most magical point of our relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was the moment I knew, I\u2019d fallen for you,\u201d he sings in the first verse. \u201cOur summer of love\/ Pigwig\/ We take your car to the beach\u202f\/ I load up on treats as the motorway rolls.\u201d<\/p>\n

Okereke goes on to detail his partner\u2019s obsession with \u201cthe coast in disarray\u201c, adding: \u201cHe wants to see the concrete and grey\/ Seems he\u2019s happiest amongst the disrepair\/ He\u2019s in love with decay.\u201d<\/p>\n

The singer fondly reflects on every day with his loved one being \u201csuch a vibe\u201c, telling the listener that it kept \u201cgetting better\u201d over an energetic, indie-rock instrumental. He remembers: \u201cHe\u2019s tugging on my arm like a heartstring\/ He\u2019s filling my days with wild imaginings.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018Pigwig\u2019 arrives with a vintage, \u201900s-looking official video, directed and designed by Laura Perrett, capturing Bloc Party performing live on stage.<\/p>\n

The band have also added more dates to their UK record store tour for next month<\/a>. See the full list of shows and find ticket details here<\/a>. Later this year, Bloc Party will embark on a UK and European co-headline tour with Interpol<\/a>. They recently opened for Muse at select gigs in North America<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Speaking to NME last spring<\/a>, Okereke teased what fans could expect from the upcoming \u2018Anatomy Of A Brief Romance\u2019, which was produced by the legendary\u00a0Trevor\u00a0Horn<\/a>\u00a0(Grace Jones<\/a>, Pet Shop Boys<\/a>, Frankie Goes To Hollywood<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\u201cThe term that we were bandying around at the start was \u2018disco heartbreak\u2019,\u201d he told us at the time. \u201cThat was the umbrella, but it\u2019s kind of morphed into something else. We\u2019re only six songs in, so it could go completely left. We\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n

The frontman said: \u201cIt\u2019s a record about heartbreak, really \u2013 that\u2019s the only thing I can say about it at this stage. Hopefully it will be out next year, but we\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for his experience working with Horn, Okereke explained: \u201cHe\u2019s made some of my favourite records of all time, so it\u2019s quite interesting to hear what he has to say. He\u2019s been making records for most of his life, for over 50 years, so he seems to know all the tricks. He seems to know everyone as well and have a story about everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Comprising 14 songs, the LP is structured like a memoir by Okereke and features some of his most personal songs yet. \u2018Anatomy Of A Brief Romance\u2019 follows on from 2022\u2019s \u2018Alpha Games\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Last year, Bloc Party accepted the Outstanding Song Collection Award at the Ivor Novellos<\/a>, where\u00a0the likes of U2, Brandon Flowers, Robbie Williams, Lola Young and Self Esteem were also honoured<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bloc Party have shared a new single, \u2018Pigwig\u2019 \u2013 you can listen to it below. READ MORE:\u00a0Bloc Party…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":588502,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[146,85,131,46,409],"class_list":["post-588501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-indie","tag-israel","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/588501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=588501"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/588501\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/588502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=588501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=588501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=588501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}