Intimacy is the third studio album by British indie rock band Bloc Party
(pictured). It was recorded in London and Kent during 2008 and was
produced by Jacknife Lee and Paul Epworth. The album became available
for purchase on the band's website as a digital download on 21 August
2008. The record was released in compact disc form in October 2008, with
Wichita Recordings as the primary label. It peaked at number 8 on the UK
Albums Chart and entered the Billboard 200 in the United States at
number 18. The album incorporates electronic elements and
unconventional musical arrangements. As the record's title suggests, its
tracks are about personal relationships, and are loosely based on one of
frontman Kele Okereke's breakups in 2007. Three songs were released as
singles: "Mercury", "Talons", and "One Month Off"; the first
two tracks
entered the UK Top 40. Intimacy was generally well received by critics.
Reviewers focused on its rushed release and central theme, considering
them either bold steps or poor choices.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intimacy_%28Bloc_Party_album%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1831:
Nat Turner led a slave revolt in Southampton County, Virginia,
U.S., which was suppressed about 48 hours later.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nat_Turner%27s_slave_rebellion>
1944:
World War II: A combined Canadian–Polish force captured the
strategically important town of Falaise, France, in the final offensive
of the Battle of Normandy.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Tractable>
1993:
NASA lost contact with its Mars Observer spacecraft, three days
before orbital insertion.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Observer>
2015:
Passengers subdued an attacker in a train heading from
Amsterdam to Paris, resulting in four injuries, including the attacker
himself.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Thalys_train_attack>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
badass:
1. (US, slang, negative connotation, possibly offensive) Belligerent and
troublesome.
2. (US, slang, positive connotation, possibly offensive) Having an
extreme appearance, attitude, or behavior that is considered admirable.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/badass>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Every object, the old man had said, is but an interpretation of
every other object. There is no sure knowledge, only endless process.
--Lucius Shepard
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Lucius_Shepard>