"She's Hearing Voices" is a song by
Bloc Party
Bloc Party are an English rock band, composed of Kele Okereke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, sampler), Russell Lissack (lead guitar, keyboards), Justin Harris (bass guitar, keyboards, saxophones, backing vocals) and Louise Bartle ( ...
that was first released on 7" vinyl by
London
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-based
independent label Trash Aesthetics
Trash Aesthetics is a British independent record label founded in 2004 by Rob Fawkes and Claire Hewitson and active until 2014. Based in South London, it specialised in releasing limited-edition runs of singles by both local bands and internat ...
in February 2004. It also appeared on their 2004 ''
Bloc Party (EP)''. The song was later re-recorded for the band's 2005 debut album ''
Silent Alarm
''Silent Alarm'' is the debut studio album by English rock band Bloc Party. Recorded in Copenhagen and London in mid-2004 with Paul Epworth as producer, it was released on 2 February 2005, by Wichita Recordings. The album peaked at number th ...
'', while "The Marshals Are Dead" was re-recorded and released on the 7" and DVD
single versions of the "
So Here We Are" single.
The song is supposedly about "a
paranoid
Paranoia is an instinct or thought process that is believed to be heavily influenced by anxiety or fear, often to the point of delusion and irrationality. Paranoid thinking typically includes persecutory beliefs, or beliefs of conspiracy c ...
schizophrenic
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by continuous or relapsing episodes of psychosis. Major symptoms include hallucinations (typically hearing voices), delusions, and disorganized thinking. Other symptoms include social withdr ...
", a friend of
frontman Kele Okereke
Rowland Kelechukwu Okereke (born 13 October 1981), also known mononymously as Kele, is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the indie rock band Bloc Party.
Early life
Okere ...
.
Track listing
7" single
# "She's Hearing Voices"
# "The Marshals Are Dead"
# "The Answer"
References
2004 debut singles
Bloc Party songs
2004 songs
Songs written by Kele Okereke
Songs written by Gordon Moakes
Songs written by Russell Lissack
Songs written by Matt Tong
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