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Last year, amid rumors of Kele Okereke's unceremonious removal from Bloc Party, the band posted a cartoon of the group intact, drawn as characters from "The Simpsons" and said, "see you soon." No joke: the site's been updated with a note from Kele announcing the band has signed to Frenchkiss, the label run by Les Savy Fav's Syd Butler and home to a roster including the Antlers, Passion Pit, the Dodos, and more.

The deal also includes a partnership with Cooperative Music for releases outside of North America. The band is currently at work on the follow up to 2008'sIntimacy. They plan to re-release their debut single "She's Hearing Voices" on April 21 through Transgressive as part of Record Store Day. A summer festival tour has also been announced-- dates below.

Bloc Party:

06-26-30 Borlange, Sweden - Peace & Love Festival 07-04 Gdynia, Poland - Heineken Open'er Festival 07-08 Turku, Finland - Ruisrock Festival 07-12 Bilbao, Spain - BBK Live 07-13-15 Ferropolis, Germany - Melt Festival 08-03 Los Angeles, CA - Hard Festival 08-04-05 Montreal, Quebec - Osheaga Festival 08-16-18 St. Polten, Austria - Frequency 09-04 Mallorca, Spain - Mallorca Rocks 09-05 Ibiza, Spain - Ibiza Rocks

Watch the video for Intimacy single "Mercury":

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Bloc Party Sign to Frenchkiss, Plan Summer Tour