Album Rating: 3.5

RZA's presence rules hard I agree, but s/t is miles better.

both are inconsistent. someday he'll top both i hope.

doubt he'll ever top his s/t

Fish and chips with the vinegar

umm wrong opinions goddamn ....james blake would be sad : (

Album Rating: 3.5

house digs this, album official rocks. :]

Album Rating: 1.5

Didn't dig either album ):

Album Rating: 3.5

this is much better than s/t imo >:/

Album Rating: 1.5

3.0 = it's beautifully produced and I can appreciate all the ingredients of which it is comprised, but it doesn't make me feel anything what. so. ever.



I might as well stare pensively into a glass of milk; it'd be about as profound and melancholic as this album

i listened to this while falling asleep last night and it grew a little bit

it's rly inconsistent tho

james blake is pretty cool for me so far I GUESSSS
you guys should check out arthur russell!

don't carry him to paradise

can't vibe to this jimmy i mean it's cool and i admire it but not feeling feelings :[

yeah, i agree...
this feels a bit thin for me

maybe more listens, idk
or i'll just have to check out his first

Album Rating: 3.5

stop being so selfish. james iz mah man!

you can have him all to yrself larry how's that for unselfish!

Album Rating: 3.5

sorry, larry went to bed bout 10 minutes ago...this is james typing!

his self titled has a lot more feeling

Album Rating: 3.5

Yeah I really just agree that the s/t evoked a lot more feeling and emotion. Don't see how anyone could think otherwise really. Blake is obviously talented as hell. But it's like he spent time to calculate the emotional impact of the delivery, negative space, atmosphere, etc. of all his previous work, where on here he kind of just rides his production and vocal ability out without really putting the same amount of effort into producing a solid work. Like yeah it's well produced and the vocals are great. But Blake was a lot more than that in his st/klavierwerke/cmyk days. Still really hoping this will grow on me (and it has a little bit), but I can't see it ever having the impact of his earlier work.

That was an awesome synopsis, and I agree to the fullest