Pitchfork

Welcome to A Weekend in the City; it begins with a "Prayer": "Lord give me grace/ And dancing feet/ And the power to impress/ Let me outshine the moon," Kele Okereke begs, on this, the fourth track from Bloc Party's forthcoming album, due out February 6, 2007 on Vice.

Okereke's pleas are backed by monk-ish backing chants reminiscent of his band's breakout single "Banquet", as well as stomping and clapping that begins as if in a schoolyard but slowly mutates, without changing at all, into something more martial. Bell-like keyboards ping off of the chorus ("Tonight make me unstoppable!") and an abrasive guitar solo cuts through it all like a blinding light.

The muddy sound quality on this stream leaves a lot to be desired, but trust me on this: it isn't just one of the best songs on the album. It's one of the best songs Bloc Party's ever written.