Few albums hit like Silent Alarm. When Bloc Party’s debut dropped in 2005, it didn’t just join the post punk revival – it helped supercharge it. This movement was defined by its stripped down, bare, back to the basics, guitar/rock sound. That year saw the revival at full force, with Bloc Party joining the wave that had already delivered Is This It by The Strokes in 2001, Turn On the Bright Lights by Interpol in 2002, and Franz Ferdinand in 2004. Bloc Party and Silent Alarm’s arrival helped define the sound future.
Silent Alarm earned critical acclaim for its spiky guitar work, political undercurrents and overall high energy. Pitchfork described it as “a solid, intelligent album that a lot of people will love…one that’ll slot onto indie crossover CD racks right beside the debuts from Interpol, Franz Ferdinand, and the Futureheads”. Today, it still holds its vital influence on countless modern artists.
20 years later, the band brought that same energy to Forrest Hills Stadium, celebrating a record that still feels as sharp and exciting as ever. The venue itself added significance to the moment. Forest Hills Stadium, what’s considered a Queens, NY landmark that has hosted icons like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and more recently The Strokes, was the perfect place for Bloc Party to honor their legacy while adding another badge to their New York indie rock lineage.
Hearing classics like “Helicopter” and “So Here We Are” live reminded us why that music resonated with us so much back in 2005, and why it still does today. Sharing in memories with a crowd of other adoring fans that clearly had their own Silent Alarm stories truly felt like a full circle moment.
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The Womack Sisters carry a family legacy into Music Hall of Williamsburg 🎤
Hailing from LA, the soul and R&B trio of BG, Zeimani, and Kucha keep the Womack family's musical story alive, one three-part harmony at a time. On Tuesday, September 29, they brought that story to Music Hall of Williamsburg, and the groovement was there to soak it in. One groover in line told us they found the sisters through an Instagram video, and by the end of the night, it was easy to see why that clip stuck. 👀
the room
Ribbon red light bathed the stage while the sisters walked out in near-identical white suit dresses with black buttons and black tights. The crowd matched the mood with cowgirl boots, cowboy hats, and brown leather, a desert country look with a homey, intellectual edge. Groovers around us whispered Womack family lore, which told us this crowd came for the history as much as the music. ✨
the legacy
The sisters leaned right into it. They acknowledged all the Womack brothers, called out their dad Cecil, and sang a few of the brothers' songs. They're also Sam Cooke's granddaughters, and that lineage showed up in every note.
Their rendition of "California Dreamin'" was a highlight. Bobby Womack recorded a soulful cover of the song in 1968, and it became his first major hit as a solo artist, so hearing the sisters carry it forward felt like a full-circle moment.
the sound
The sisters have mastered three-part harmony. Thirty minutes in, we noticed almost every song lived at a slow tempo, a far cry from the pace of EDM or the tempo of a lot of NYC drill. That slow burn gave the harmonies room to breathe. One sister told the crowd, "you make it easy baby," and the crowd fell in love with the sisters just as easily.
When the trumpet, trombone, and sax joined in on "I Just Don't Want You (To Say Goodbye)," the whole room got a lift. 🎶
what groovers are saying 🎧
That old-school feel is exactly what hooked Mike from Queens, who came to his first Womack Sisters show after falling for "Monster" about three months ago.
"They make me feel like I'm in a *Shaft* movie," Mike said. The Motown vibes take him back to being a little kid running through his family's apartment in Queens while his mom played music.
For Mike, the draw is originality. "They don't sound like anyone in today's day and age, and I like that." His advice to the sisters: stay the course and stay original. His advice to everyone else: come see them, every race, every color, every age. 🙌🏿
where they go next
Originality is also the big question for what comes next. We're excited to see where the sisters take their songwriting. Can they keep that Motown sound and modernize it? We believe they can. Their new self-titled project, The Womack Sisters, is a great place to start, and it includes "Monster."
The sisters can definitely fill a large room, and the crowd showed up. They closed with an encore of "My Sisters And Me," a tribute to their unity and a soulful goodbye. 🙌🏿
catch them again 📣
Missed the show, or want a second helping? The Womack Sisters have more NYC dates coming up:
- Wednesday, September 30** at Baby's All Right in Brooklyn, 10:00 PM
- Thursday, October 1** at Baby's All Right in Brooklyn, 7:00 PM
- Friday, October 2** at Apollo Theater in New York, 10:00 PM
groove on ✌🏿
This show was one of the picks for groovement insider members. Peep the groovecal for more upcoming shows, and tag @thegroovement.nyc in your concert IG stories to get featured on the groovecam. Stay groovy!
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