insert that 3 Stacks song directly into my veins

Don't Miss It is unbelievably good and I am so excited.

That 3K song is absurdly great, he played it during a DJ set in December (saw it online, wasn't actually there lol)

wow, it doesn't have if the car beside you? epic fail. that's like one of his few actually good songs in the last 8 years. don't miss it was so boring

I like Don't Miss It but also think Car Beside You is way better/also disappointed it's not on here

"epic fail"

"(Ft. Rosalia)" Ayayayay...

it's just more of his boring rnb shtick for me. remember how creative his debut was? and a few of his eps back in the day. ever since then he's been churning out some pretty homogeneous shit, that's why i was so stoked on car beside you, it was a true return to form for him. this lead single leads me to believe it's just gonna be more of the same minimalist piano driven smooth bs as before

"epic fail" [2]

From the sound of his DJ set which played like 12 minutes of new material it was a bit poppier than usual and very beat heavy, the Andre song fucking KNOCKS

damn straight it's an epic fail. song was one of the few redeeming qualities in a sea of mediocrity for nearly a decade

As inconsistent as James Blake has indeed been since his debut it kind of sounds like you havent actually heard anything since based off your criticisms Matt. There are some shitty piano focal "smooth bs" songs for sure and they are always his worst but that's not an accurate descriptor for the other 75% of the songs

Where's the best place to start with this guy?

Easily his self-titled debut

so excited

the car beside you was amazing too

"Where's the best place to start with this guy?"
CMYK ez

I'd say debut too.

Goddamn that feature list is sexy. James Blake and Rosalia??? Hell yesssss

potsy you're right he has done some experimental stuff but i haven't been into much of it

@gyro I feel like the length of his last album makes it feel more homogeneous than it actually is in particular. But there are some straight bangers on it!

I hope the new one pops off tho and the tracklist doesn't look overwhelming. I'm seeing him in March and get a free copy of the new alb with my ticket so fingers crossed. Also I liked the car song kinda but I'm glad it's not listed, it strikes me as a single and I can't see it making sense in the context of a Blake lp

i REALLY hope this is the one where he realizes his full potential guebhioafegbou

It's ok if it isnt now that bearcubs exists tho

ok bearcubs is good yeah but JB has a lot of sentimental/nostalgic value to me lol

Listen to bearcubs hard enough and ull get that eventually too!

4 lines in and I'm calling that this is one of those lame "reads different backwards and forwards" poems.

Album sounds like fucking art-house Robin Thicke lmao, an astounding failure

reminds me more of Mac Miller's The Divine Feminine, aka the album-long equivalent of being shown an endless line of baby photo after baby photo and feigning interest bc you want them to be happy but also you couldn't possibly care less

Fair enough, it's just soooooooo fucking bland

why is the new single just a boring ass trap song

Because the album is garbage

what a shame

Is it as bad as the album art tho? The fuck were they thinking with that one

I mean James Blake isn't exactly known for good album art. It fits his theme of narcissism tho

forreal, if he had other than himself on it then I can understand the complaint but it’s no worse than overgrown. it’s intimate, it’s his, he doesn’t care.

Hard agree

I actually dig his album art most of the time. This might be a one off, but then again I haven't even heard the full album yet. So far, Mile High ain't bad, Lullaby For My Insomniac doesn't do anything for me

Cover is super normal and people making a big deal out of it are weird lol

hm, guess it's just not my thing....!

"the album-long equivalent of being shown an endless line of baby photo after baby photo and feigning interest bc you want them to be happy but also you couldn't possibly care less"

Spot on Row

I've heard that putting your hands on your head like that actually opens up your airways more to get more oxygen to the body

it literally does

this guy needs to not suck

i like him otherwise

Lol