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James Blake - Overgrown

Review by Christian Cottingham

Overgrown is an album that seems more at home in the shadows, pared back and delicate, the shiver of a candle flame more than the pulse of a speaker. »

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James Blake returns with his new album 'Overgrown' featuring Rza and Brian Eno. Following up his 2011 self-titled debut, 'Overgrown' has buckets of James Blake's trademark ethereal vocals, simple beats and cleverly crafted samples, but there's a step up here to something a little more mainstream with some interesting new sounds. It's tales of fading relationships and clutched love start slowly and gather momentum, growing in stature as each track rolls out. Always confident in his ability, here he conjures sublime moments with 'Retrograde' and 'Digital Lion'. The album is a lonely, beautiful and inventive work.
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