Bloc Party have exclusively revealed to NME.COM that their next single will be called ‘Talons’.

Released on October 20, the track doesn’t feature on the band’s recently released download album ‘Intimacy’.

Speaking to NME.COM, singer Kele Okereke declared that the band wanted to “keep things fresh”.

“‘Talons’ is one of the last songs we recorded during the ‘Intimacy’ sessions,” he said. “I always had it in mind to be one of the extra tracks we promised for the CD. It turned out so great so we decided to make it the next single, simple as that.”

For an exclusive Bloc Party in-the-studio photo see this week’s issue of NME, on newsstands in London today (September 9) and nationwide tomorrow (September 10).