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On James Blake’s latest album, the various sides to his musical personality blend together into a pretty uniform set of tracks that combine detailed electronica, chorus-based songwriting, piano, and Blake’s sharp voice. WATCH THE REVIEW Lyrics to this album presented by Stereo IQ: 1. James Blake – Overgrown Lyrics
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Justin Timberlake continues to show more ambition than the average pop artist with song lengths and structures, but longer tracks hardly make up for thin production and even thinner lyrics. WATCH THE REVIEW
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A bunch of quick, cursory reviews of some songs and albums I wanted to touch down on, featuring a slew of different artists. WATCH THE REVIEWS
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Rhye’s debut full-length is really great at conjuring a sexy vibe, but it can come off a bit one-dimensional at times. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Stream: Bilal – A Love Surreal Combining elements of soul, R&B, funk, and electronic music, the new Bilal album is a futuristic fusion of sounds that reminds me of Prince, Erykah Badu, and some of Bobby Womack’s recent work. Stream the LP in full via NPR Music link
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Bonobo drops another track from the forthcoming The North Borders, and this new cut features some soulful vocals from the none other than Erykah Badu. Listen to the track “Cirrus” here, and look for Borders on Ninja Tune at the start of April.
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A music video for the new James Blake track, which is teasing toward the release of a new album that’s looking at an April release via Republic Records! I’d be a shock if every track on the album were this soulful, eh? While the song does take a
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On her full-length debut, UK singer-songwriter Lianne La Havas shows off a great voice, a 6th sense for melody, and a lot of promise. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On her full-length debut, UK singer-songwriter Jessie Ware brings a somewhat modern approach to embracing the kinds of contemporary R&B sounds that were pretty hot in the 80s. WATCH THE REVIEW
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A wonderfully smooth and soulful new single from UK pop singer Jessie Ware. She’s got a debut album on the way titled Devotion, and it’ll be out on the 20th of this month. Hear another track from the forthcoming LP here.
