Kele - The Boxer

Bloc Party singer Kele Okereke is set to release his first solo album called The Boxer. Released through Wichita / Polydor on June 21st it sees the enigmatic frontman push the boundaries of pop and electronica to boldly step out as a genuinely thrilling artist in his own right. 
With Bloc Party currently in hiatus, Kele had originally intended to walk away from music for a year. He began his sabbatical at the gym, learning to kick-box and settling into the flat he had just bought, something he refers to as ‘the first grown up thing I had ever done.’  
Kele found his natural ally recording in New York with XXXchange, the Brooklyn-based bedroom production prodigy that crafted the sound of the last Spank Rock record. Melting the distinctions between dance music and cerebral pop, with influences ranging from Gary Numan and Adam Ant to Michael Jackson, they’ve made a wild and fearless album marked by both its ambition and its sense of the new.  
First single to be taken from the album is Tenderoni and will be released on June 14th.

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