Blogovision 2021, no.08: James Blake - Friends That Brake Your Heart

 

You’re the last

You’re the last of my old things

The cast from my broken limbs

I can’t believe I’m still walking around a believer

I should’ve lost it

I should’ve lost it

By now

Lyrics from Famous Last Words by James Blake

From his album Friends That Brake Your Heart

Blogovision 2019, no.03: James Blake - Assume Form

And the world before I met you
I can't remember now, what was that like? 
Because you, you're so beautiful
There is no part of you that I dislike
Oh what would I do without you?

Lyrics from Barefoot In The Park by James Blake, from his album Assume Form

Blogovision 2019, Top-20 albums of the decade, no.18: James Blake - James Blake

I don’t know about my love
I don’t know about my loving anymore
All that I know is
I’m loving, falling, loving, loving
Might as well love you

Lyrics from The Wilhelm Scream by James Blake, from his album James Blake

Blogovision 2016/My top-20 albums of the year - no.06: James Blake - The Colour In Anything

Just please, more time

I'm sorry, I don't know how you feel

I don't know how you feel

It's hard to tell if I don't know how you feel

But in my heart

There's a radio silence going on

But in my heart

There's a…

Lyrics from Radio Silence by James Blake from his album The Colour In Anything

no.07: Nicolas Jaar - Sirens

no.08: The Hidden Cameras - Home On Native Land

no.09: Adrian Younge - Something About April II

no.10: Tindersticks - The Waiting Room

no.11: The Veils - Total Depravity

no.12: Flume - Skin

no.13: Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression

no.14: Jenny Hval - Blood Bitch

no.15: Daughter - Not To Disappear

no.16: Savages - Adore Life

no.17: Mayer Hawthorne - Man About Town

no.18: The Last Shadow Puppets - Everything You've Come To Expect

no.19:  Trentemøller - Fixion

no.20:  Jane Siberry - Angels Bend Closer

Top-20 Albums of 2013, no.9: James Blake - Overgrown

Instead of following the easy path and make another copy of his first album, James Blake really grows in Overgrown (pardon the pun). He explores more paths and ways than before, keeping the atmosphere, the style, the soul of his first outing. With Brian Eno on his side, he works his magic, capturing our hearts and minds in the process. And it all shows this won't be ending soon. 

no.10 Poliça - Shulamith
no.11: Scott Matthew - Unlearned
no.12: Phosphorescent - Muchacho
no.13: Laura Mvula - Sing For The Moon
no.14: The Ballet - I Blame Society
no.15: Son Lux - Lanterns
no.16: Gustaf Spetz - Saknaden
no.17: Daughter - If You Leave
no.18: Larry Gus - Years Not Living
no.19: Pan Pan - Missing Two Trains On Purpose 
no.20: inc. - No World

Top-20 countdown - no.10

James Blake - James Blake

What can I say for someone who has done covers of two of my all-time favourite artists (Joni Mitchell and Feist) with incredible results? Who writes songs that find their way into your heart in a nanosecond? Whose music has an aesthetic aspect that you identify so much with? This album, although not perfect, is a gorgeous debut that bodes so well for his future. Even though people said it was a bit disappointing compared to his many EPs that proceeded it, I find it unique, haunting, exceptional.

So far:

11. Little Dragon - Ritual Union
12. P.J. Harvey - Let England Shake
13. Scott Matthew - Gallantry's Favorite Son
14. Bon Iver - Bon Iver
15. Patrick Wolf - Lupercalia
16. Gotye - Making Mirrors
17. Austra - Feel It Break
18. Soley - We Sink
19. Cat's Eyes - Cat's Eyes
20. St. Vincent - Strange Mercy