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Lollapalooza Berlin: Kings of Leon Bring Sound, Radiohead Bring Fury
A-list rockers headline Germany's second Lolla installment
Ana Yorke
28 Sep 2016
Music
James Blake - "I Need a Forest Fire" feat. Bon Iver (Singles Going Steady)
"Forest Fire" seamlessly pools James Blake's ghost-soul vocal melodies with Bon Iver's grayscale, heart-ripped-open songcraft style.
19 May 2016
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James Blake: The Colour in Anything
James Blake had it in him to release a great album here. He just chose not to.
18 May 2016
Music
James Blake - "Modern Soul" (Singles Going Steady)
James Blake has crafted the closest aesthetic we have to an elegy transmitted through the walls barricading one world from the next.
16 Feb 2016
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James Vincent McMorrow: Post Tropical
While there was always an arctic edge to McMorrow, Post Tropical only deepens the powerful sense of cold and chill that cloaks his work. Thank goodness for that.
09 Mar 2014
Music
Guessing the 2014 Grammys
Predictions and behind-the-scenes info on who will win the 2014 Grammys in ten major categories.
10 Jan 2014
Music
James Blake: Love What Happened Here EP
Prolific producer turns out yet another captivating EP of arty dubstep, this time with a taste for variety of style and mood.
15 Jan 2012
Music
The Best New and Emerging Artists of 2011
The year's best new and emerging artists range across the musical spectrum from forward thinking R&B to classic soul, from a bevy of exciting new hip-hop talent to great new hopes for indie rock and Americana. 2011 shows that music is always pushing forward even as it dips into the past.
29 Dec 2011
Music
The 2011 Artists of the Year
This year's top artists are a diverse lot represented by two of the world's biggest pop divas, a plethora of critically adored indie faves, some new talents emerging from the hip-hop underground, a couple of veteran Americana acts, and a few alt-rock legends among many more.
28 Dec 2011
Music
The Best Alternative Songwriters of 2011
Some of 2011's best songwriting came from artists whose work could be broadly defined as "alternative". Few of these artists fit the mold of the traditional singer-songwriter, creating music the blurs the lines defining genres.
Robert Alford
14 Dec 2011
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Austin City Limits 2011: James Blake + Kurt Vile
When it comes to James Blake’s music, it has been an extremely slow journey towards appreciation for me, which might just be an appropriate pace given his style of music.
Rory O'Connor
26 Oct 2011
Music
James Blake: Enough Thunder EP
Given the success of his self-titled debut, it is tempting to expect too much from this release. But Enough Thunder is an encouraging sign that James Blake is open to furthering his artistic vision.
20 Oct 2011
Music
Apparat: The Devil's Walk
The German electronic musician and erstwhile member of Moderat returns with a warmer, softer edge than contemporaries like James Blake.
17 Oct 2011
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James Blake: 8 May 2010 - Washington, D.C.
The addition of live musicians to help Blake recreate his studio trickery brought a sense of analog, human life to these songs.
Corey Beasley
24 May 2011
Music
Nicolas Jaar: Space Is Only Noise
Despite his frequent outings for someone who’s barely 20, nothing could have prepared Nicolas Jaar’s admirers or the general listening public for what he's done on Space Is Only Noise.
03 Mar 2011
Music
James Blake: James Blake
James Blake is a starkly naked, stripped, lonely futurist R&B album with a prominent, forlorn, and endlessly processed voice at its center.
07 Feb 2011
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