Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke, one of our favorite gay indie rockers, has a solo effort! It’s called “Tenderoni,” and my god does it scream gay dance club anthem. I swear to you. This video is going to be playing on the video screens above the urinals — when it’s not being amped up to some trip-hop remix that gets all the boys in a tiz.
music videos
Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke Wants to Be King of the Gay Disco
Help make sure LGBTQ+ stories are being told...
We can't rely on mainstream media to tell our stories. That's why we don't lock Queerty articles behind a paywall. Will you support our mission with a contribution today?
Cancel anytime · Proudly LGBTQ+ owned and operated
Vince
Sounds like Classic Seal
Jorge
Hope he gains some steam. How novel would it be to have an actual gay modern gay icon?
jimmy
there is lady gaga and then there is lord gaga
greg
holy fuck this is good.
James Davis
I wish the rating options on each article included “meh” because that is exactly how I’d rate this.
fredo777
I like it. Wanted to buy this track in support of a gay artist (+ one of color, which is just a bonus for myself), but couldn’t find it on itunes or amazon.
TiredOldQueen@Queerty
Got my dawg and me up & dancin’
Of course its also Friday.
Caine
Yeah…I couldn’t help myself.
I’m in my underwear and I’m pretty sure the mailman just caught me gyrating through my kitchen.
I love it! I’m so exhausted by a lot of the synthetic, monotonous music that’s produced. It all sounds the same. It’s as though it has no soul or personality. (Think Miley Cyrus’ new single); it’s like reading a Danielle Steel novel. Once you’ve heard one, you’ve heard them all. (Think mariah carey album).
But then, every once in a while I find something like this and I’ll listen to it for days. There’s a new sound in that song, and his voice is fantastic.
pavement1762
he also may be one of the guest vocalists on the new hercules and love affair album
I used to be a huge fan 5-6 years ago with silent alarm. i don’t know if it’s just my getting older/developing different tastes, but i don’t really like anything he’s put out with his band. this is great though
drums
Which is better, this or Chromeo’s “Tenderoni”?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgDtpNqw9Kw
(I think they’re both alright–not a big fan of eletronic music in general.)
SteamPunk
@Jorge: Actually Kele is kind of already an icon (though not for being gay, but for being a good musician) via Bloc Party. Their album “Silent Alarm” was rated by a ton of critics as one of the best albums of the past decade.
I like the fact that he’s experimenting with his solo work, but I doubt a ton of us Bloc Party fans are going to get behind this song.
Ricky
This is reminiscent of Perfect “Exceeder” remix done by Princess Superstar.
That was 2007.
Kele’s pales in comparison.
Here’s the vid;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZl165WDjDA&feature=related
wmcarpenter
I don’t know, the instrumentation is good but the vocals are not.
orangewaxlion
@Caine: I really loved Bloc Party in high school unless I’m lying about the passage of time one way or another, but their subsequent albums I thought were a little meh. I felt obliged to keep following them in hopes they got better since Kele quasi-came out and they were an indie band that had multiple actual minorities though.
That said, I swear this sounds a lot like a song called Wearing my Rolex. And I just noticed Ricky’s link in comment 12 has a pretty similar sound too so maybe it’s not that big of a deal and it does eventually go off in a different direction.
Annalee Shenker
hi i have a problem that This blog doesnt load When using internet explorer 9 .Please you will Fix the problem ,secondly is that i trully praise ur Your blog