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by British

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band

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. It was released on 12 August 2013 in the United Kingdom, and 13 August in the United States, via

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. "Ratchet" and "Obscene" were recorded with Dan Carey, who had previously worked with

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and

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. It features five previously unreleased songs that were given live debuts on the band's 2013 North American tour. This is the final Bloc Party release to feature founding members

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and

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who left the band in 2013 and 2015 respectively. "

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", the EP's lead track, was given its first radio play by

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on 25 June. An accompanying video, created by

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using heavily edited footage from the music videos for "

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", "

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", " Little Thoughts" and "

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", was released on the band's

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channel on the same day.

Track listing

References

Bloc Party EPs 2013 EPs Frenchkiss Records EPs Albums produced by Dan Carey (record producer) {{2010s-indie-rock-album-stub