James Blake is force to be reckoned with.<\/p>\n
His music is layered with complex electronic melodies and haunting vocals. I have been listening to him for a while now, and I was very surprised to see him as a featured artist on Beyonce’s new Lemonade<\/em> \u00a0album. After listening to him on “Forward”<\/em> with Beyonce, I decided to check in and see if he had any new music.\u00a0Lo and behold he does. <\/p>\n “The Colour in Anything”<\/em> is the title track of this album. It’s a ballad with gospel influenced chords. The song allows you to take a moment to sit back and take a break from the other more produced tracks on the album.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n While this album is interesting, it is not one I can see my self consistently listening to. At least not in the same way that I listened to Blake’s Overgrown<\/em> album . That album has a special place in my heart. I will have to give this album a C-, but I will still keep my ear open for new James Blake music. I hope to see more artistic growth In the future .<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nThe Colour in Anything\u00a0<\/em>is James Blake’s fourth studio album. It is a bit of a continuation of his other albums, more reminiscent of a long saga than anything. You can hear the wheels of creativity turning on each track. While it may not have the sound of most mainstream music, it has a strange and hypnotic appeal to it. Blake has such a vast musical sound, you can hear elements of hip hop and experimental pop all throughout the album.
\nOne of my favorite tracks on the album is “My Willing Heart”<\/em>. The song is held together with a nice in-the-pocket drumbeat and strategically placed piano chords. The lyrics are an ode to the age-old question of knowing, “When is love here?”
\n“Points”<\/em> is a track that can’t go un-mentioned. The song is a bit of a goodbye letter. It’s sung like a selection for a funeral, being held for a relationship that could have been more. It’s one of the more memorable songs on the album.<\/p>\n