Kele

Okereke spent the rest of the 2010s juggling his Bloc Party duties with his solo career. After collaborating with British DJ Sub Focus on the track "Turn It Around" in 2013, he issued the house- and dub-influenced Heartbreaker EP. Another EP, Candy Flip, preceded his sleek second solo album, Trick, which melded electronic influences with more pop-oriented songwriting and arrived on Okereke's own Lilac Records imprint. Bloc Party's fifth album, Hymns, which incorporated gospel and R&B with ethereal electronica, appeared in 2016. Okereke's eclectic third solo album, Fatherland, was inspired by his becoming a father, his African roots, and artists like Nick Drake, Elliott Smith, Joni Mitchell, and Al Green. Recorded in Portland, Oregon and featuring performances from Corinne Bailey Rae and Years & Years' Olly Alexander, the album arrived in October 2017.

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