I like it a lot. This may end of being one of the better tracks on the album. This is a good integration of the old school Bloc sound and the new more electronic, layered Bloc.
for fun...
ARES (5/5) - Awesome, aggressive way to start. I love Kele's attitude in this one and the crazy war cries, and of course the drums.
MERCURY (4.5/5) - Great dance track - had fun dancing to it at my dance party. It doesn't seem weird to me at all anymore. Very well produced.
HALO (5/5) - Fuck. Yes. This is the aggressive, rockin', energetic, Luno-esque Bloc Party I love. Easily my favourite. I love the bridge especially. Go Lissack!
BIKO (3/5) - A pretty song, but I feel it could have been more. I wish it had changed a bit instead of being the same guitar part over and over.
TROJAN HORSE (4/5) - Reminds me a lot of Hunting for Witches, but the end of the song is something else. If the rest of the song was that awesome it would definitely be 5/5.
SIGNS (5/5) - Gorgeous. Love it. The strings toward the end are just perfect.
ONE MONTH OFF (3/5) - Definitely sounds like old school Bloc, but it doesn't hit me like Halo does. It kind of sounds like a rehash of Banquet at some points. Still, I like it.
ZEPHYRUS (4/5) - One of the more interesting tracks on the album. I think the choir thing is really cool, and it creates a strange effect when combined with the dance/hip hop beat.
BETTER THAN HEAVEN (5/5) - The end of this song is possibly the most satisfying part of the entire album.
ION SQUARE (4.5/5) - Well, who doesn't love the buildup on this track? And as GAF pointed out, some...interesting lyrics.
overall I still say this is Bloc's weakest album, but it's not that much worse than AWITC, which I love. So I don't really feel that they're declining. However the next album better be a damn masterpiece
I'll rate Talons once I've listened to it more, but right now I'd give it at least a 4/5.