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A Weekend in the City

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/January 24, 2016 by Brianboulton (talk) 23:17, 7 January 2016 (UTC)



A Weekend in the City is the second studio album by British indie rock band Bloc Party. It was recorded at Grouse Lodge Studios in Westmeath, Ireland, in mid-2006, and was produced by Jacknife Lee. The album was mixed later that year, and released on 24 January 2007, with Wichita Recordings as its primary label. The band aimed to create an album that distanced them from conventional guitar band music, incorporating more electronically processed beats and hiring a string sextet for certain tracks. Frontman and chief lyricist Kele Okereke (pictured) themed the lyrics on life in modern cities, including issues such as drug abuse, sexuality and terrorism, as exemplified respectively on the singles "The Prayer", "I Still Remember" and "Hunting for Witches". Critical reception was split on the band's new musical directions and more forthright lyrics. A Weekend in the City, named by The Guardian as one of "1000 Albums To Hear Before You Die", was re-released in November 2007 to coincide with Bloc Party's touring schedule. It peaked at number 2 on the UK Album Chart and Irish Album Chart, and at number 12 on the Billboard 200.
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 * Promoted: 13 September 2009
 * Reasons for nomination: Ninth anniversary of release. Article exists in 15 other languages.
 * Support as nominator. &#39;&#39;&#39;tAD&#39;&#39;&#39; (talk) 02:37, 21 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Support - interesting.--BabbaQ (talk) 01:04, 26 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Neutral/Comment: why not wait for another year? sst ✈  18:59, 28 December 2015 (UTC)