Bloc Party's Kele Okereke: 'I hope I haven't been fired'

Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke has revealed that he is unsure of his future with the band after he spotted them recording without him.

The singer explained that he saw guitarist Russell Lissack, bassist Gordon Moakes and drummer Matt Tong outside a studio in New York without inviting him

Okereke told NME: "I was actually having lunch about three weeks ago, just here on 8th Avenue and I saw somebody walk past and I recognised the haircut.

"It was Russell. I was like, 'Hey!' but he didn't see me and I followed him around the corner and then I saw Matt, Gordon and Russell all standing outside this rehearsal space. They all went inside.

"I hope I haven't been fired. I don't really know what's going on, because we haven't really spoken recently and I'm a bit too scared to ask."

Bloc Party have been on hiatus since late 2009. Lissack hinted in April that the group were planning a "proper" comeback.

Okereke will release his first solo EP The Hunter on October 31, following last year's album The Boxer.

Watch the video for Bloc Party's 'Helicopter' below: