Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke, currently at work with his band and producer Jacknife Lee on a new album, has spoken to Billboard about a new track written in the wake of last year's London bombings. Speaking about 'Hunting For Witches', the singer said: "The 30 bus in Hackney, which is just around the corner from where I live, was blown up. [The song was] written when I was just observing the reactions of the mainstream press. I guess the point about the song for me is post-September 11, the media has really traded on fear and the use of fear in controlling people."
Okereke also explained that David Bowie's been an inspiration whilst he's been at work on the new LP, saying: "He's had a career where you can actually trace influences and styles. He's just a real sort of artist in the way a lot of rock musicians now aren't given the scope to develop. That's something that became really fascinating to me toward the last half of the year. There's more we can do as a band than being fast, loud and shouty and I think these songs are going some way to explore that."