personnel those involved in the making of silent alarm are : bloc party kele okereke -- lead vocals , rhythm guitar russell lissack -- lead guitar gordon moakes -- bass , backing vocals , synthesizer matt tong -- drums , backing vocals production paul epworth -- producer , programming ( track 4 ) eliot james -- recording ( except tracks 4 , 13 ) , programming ( except track 4 ) , additional production mark '' top '' rankin -- recording ( tracks 4 , 13 ) joe hirst -- recording assistant '' fashion show '' -- recording assistant rich costey -- mixing artwork ness sherry -- album cover photograph paul epworth -- photography ( except russell , copenhagen ) matt tong -- photography ( russell , copenhagen ) chart positions album singles '' -- '' denotes releases that did not chart .