7digital What we said: Credited with inventing a “new musical language”, James Blake’s debut was widely rated as one of the best of 2011, and won the 22 year-old nominations for the Mercury Prize and The Guardian’s inaugural ‘First Album Award’. Two years on, Blake’s sub-heavy, electro-soul doesn’t have the shock factor it once did, but that doesn’t make it any less affecting. Lead single ‘Retrograde’ is a case in point: underpinned by a sparse electronic rhythm and topped with just swooning synths and soulful vocals, it’s a masterclass in minimalism that hits you deep in the pit of your stomach. Elsewhere on Overgrown, the Eno-produced twitch of ‘Digital Lion’ and dubby album-closer ‘Our Love Comes Back’ are just two examples that Blake’s found a way to incorporate his bass-music background more sensitively into his sound.
Track Number | Track Title | Track Length | Track Price/Buy Link |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Overgrown | 5:01 | |
2 | I Am Sold | 4:04 | |
3 | Life Round Here | 3:27 | |
4 | Take A Fall For Me | 3:31 | |
5 | Retrograde | 3:44 | |
6 | DLM | 2:26 | |
7 | Digital Lion | 4:45 | |
8 | Voyeur | 4:18 | |
9 | To The Last | 4:15 | |
10 | Our Love Comes Back | 3:39 |
- Duration:
- 39:10
- Genres:
- Electronic
- ℗ 2013 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
- © 2013 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
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