The melancholy vibe perfectly captures Blakes headspace.
When I dont think of you, the willpower.
If this is what modern soul music sounds like in 2016, consider James Blake the genres sharpest visionary.
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And withThe Colour in Anything, hes delivered one of the best examples of that style yet.
But Blake has said in interviews recently that he wasfrustratedwith the sessions for this album.
So he called upon some pros like deified producer Rick Rubin and Blakes pal Frank Ocean to help.
But then there are stunners like f.o.r.e.v.e.r.
and the title track, which are built around just Blakes keys and that keening croon.
On the latter, you’re free to even hear the creaking of his piano pedals.
Moments like these are so sublime and so intimate, theyll send a shiver down your spine.
