james blake /// live in concert (npr music series)

Sit back and take in the live 90-minute James Blake‘sĀ  May 12 show at Washington D.C.’s 9:30 Club. For a limited time courtesy of NPR Music you can witness the majesty of what makes Mr. Blake one of the hottest artist working today. The set is littered with 16 songs drawn from his recently released Overgrown and previous EPs. Fan favorite Never Learnt to Share is riveting and I treat for any spaceĀ  you happen to occupy at the moment.

 

james blake + brian eno // digital lion

It isn’t such a long walk to romantic perfection after all…

Mr. James Blake is something of an anomaly in the world of music in that he approaches music with a masculine delicacy unlike any other. Yes, there are all sorts of seducers out here, but Mr. Blake delivers his brand of love potion number 9 without pretension and raises the bar with an authentic genuineness that is both subtle and positively endearing. His most recent offering song “Digital Lion,” doesn’t “try” to be anything other than what it is… abundantly beautiful. On the track “Digital Lion,” James Blake teams up with the iconic Brian Eno and the results are in a word, beyond effective. This song and 11-others comprise the forthcoming album ‘Overgrown‘which drops digitally April 9th, 2013. Peace. Continue reading “james blake + brian eno // digital lion”

james blake // wilhelms scream

If you know the music of James Blake, then you got the bruises on your heart to prove it. And if you know the music of James Blake, then you too have awakened hungover from the after effects of over consumption, the slight metallic taste of music on your tongue. Not need for bios and past accomplishments. No need to go on about how magical the music is, because all these things are evident to all who know the music of James Blake. Peace. Continue reading “james blake // wilhelms scream”