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BEST SONGS OF THE 2000s // A FAVORITE FROM 5 YEARS AGO "Banquet"from the album Silent AlarmOriginal release date: March 22, 2005iTunesApril 5, 2005:It may fit neatly with the now-sound, but Bloc Party's debut album, Silent Alarm feels more like a modern-day dance-punk standard-bearer than a second-stringer or also-ran. The British band got its first break after singer Kele Okereke blindly sent a demo to Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos; a high-profile opening slot and deafening British buzz followed, coupled with the baggage of constant comparisons. Parallels exist, to be sure, and FF fans should...