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The 25 Best Electronic Albums of 2023

The 25 Best Electronic Albums of 2023

This year’s best electronic albums span the widest range of styles of any genre, ranging from melodic electro and warm house to the experimental outer reaches.

James Blake Revisits His Roots on ‘Playing Robots Into Heaven’

James Blake Revisits His Roots on ‘Playing Robots Into Heaven’

Playing Robots Into Heaven is ultimately a flawed album, but at times it’s a worthwhile foray for James Blake into more beat-led, dancefloor-friendly music.

James Blake Live in Berlin – Fully Grown

James Blake Live in Berlin – Fully Grown

British genre-bender James Blake dazzles a rapturous crowd in a heartfelt return to the stage in Berlin.

The 75 Best Songs of 2011

The 75 Best Songs of 2011

Nostalgia Alert! Jump back a decade and enjoy the best songs of 2011. They are headlined by a synthpop classic, a massive hit from a hot diva, pristine harmonies of a young band headed for greatness.

Sziget Festival 2019: Macklemore Rules Showbiz, Post Malone Falls Flat, the National Deserve Better

Sziget Festival 2019: Macklemore Rules Showbiz, Post Malone Falls Flat, the National Deserve Better

Days four and five of the Sziget Festival saw some great shows with Macklemore leading the way, big crowds, and an even bigger drug bust.

The 60 Best Songs of 2018

The 60 Best Songs of 2018

The year in song reflected the state of the world around us. Here are the 60 songs that spoke to us this year.

Mount Kimbie – “We Go Home Together” (Singles Going Steady)

Mount Kimbie – “We Go Home Together” (Singles Going Steady)

"We Go Home Together" is a haunting song that floats and glides like wind in a dilapidated, abandoned building, sending shivers up your spine.
Lollapalooza Berlin: Kings of Leon Bring Sound, Radiohead Bring Fury

Lollapalooza Berlin: Kings of Leon Bring Sound, Radiohead Bring Fury

A-list rockers headline Germany's second Lolla installment
James Blake: The Colour in Anything

James Blake: The Colour in Anything

James Blake had it in him to release a great album here. He just chose not to.
James Blake – “I Need a Forest Fire” feat. Bon Iver (Singles Going Steady)

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.
James Blake – “Modern Soul” (Singles Going Steady)

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.
James Vincent McMorrow: Post Tropical

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.

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