Review: James Blake – “Overgrown”

    James Blake Overgrown ATLAS/Republic Records – April 8th 2013 By Elyse Hill (@elyselikeswords) Find it at: iTunes | Insound | HMV Digital   8.7     With the release of his self-titled debut in 2011, James Blake single-handedly created a new world of post-dubstep, infused with his own styling of soulful intonations over ambient beats, while challenging the notion of the typical song structure. His genius, displayed... Read More

Track/MP3: James Blake – “Retrograde”

JAMES BLAKE is back and he’s set to release his sophomore record this Spring. The first single from Overgrown, titled “Retrograde”, made its debut on BBC and if you haven’t given yourself up to CMYK and Enough Thunder  by now, you might want to. As one of our staffers noted, “People will pay attention to James Blake this time around”.  Overgrown gets released on April 8th via Universal/Republic  Read More

REVIEW: BadBadNotGood – “BBNG2″

[Apr. 2nd 2012 - Self-Released // Find it at: Official Website | Soundcloud] ______________________________________________________________ Coming out of the gutter of Toronto with covers of Odd Future tracks and a very hush hush identity, instrumental trio BadBadNotGood have now crafted a style and level of reinterpretation that’s almost like an elementary school bully taunting its weaker foes. BBNG2 provides proof there’s no one out... Read More

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GOING LIVE: SXSW 2011 – Day One

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