One of our favorite artists of 2011 – James Blake – has decided to cover one of Joni Mitchell’s greatest songs “A Case Of You,” from her epic album Blue. He liked it so much he made a video for it. This is just beautiful.
Just like every other James Blake record, simplicity is key. Here James Blake builds up a deconstructed sound into high emotion. This lovely little track is from his new EP Love What Happened here, which is slated for a December 2011 release.
There’s a new minimalist movement coming and it will be fronted by Emika and James Blake. This is why less is more when it comes to music. Taking an electronic sound and stripping it sound to its minimal bareness is essential in evoking a moody melody. Deep ha? Just listen.
We stumbled upon this track on Twitter and we fell in love with it. In true James Blake fashion, simplicity is key. Beautiful blips and blops all around and a great vocal background. This is not on the debut album, but it should be on his next. If anyone finds a version without the radio clutter on it, send it our way. Click below to listen to it.
The ever-so-lovely Bjork has spoken for the merger of the beautiful and logical. In an interview with the Guardian, the Icelandic damsel said: “Well, seems like science and art were pretty much the same thing for thousands of years until the industrial revolution and the enlightenment separated them. I feel the 21st century is going to be the one where not only they can unite again but they have to …”
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PJ Harvey has booted off all the competition, including mainstream favorite Adele, to win the prestigious Mercury Prize. The award goes out to one album a year and PJ Harvey deserved it for making her best album to date after years in the industry. It’s truly a formidable album to overcome. Let England Shake has great ditties and a beautiful concept. We are happy for her.
Lauren Laverne has announced the Barclaycard Mercury Prize ’2011 Albums of the Year’. Addressing an expectant audience at The Hospital Club in London, Lauren revealed the twelve albums shortlisted for this year’s Barclaycard Mercury Prize. They are:
Jamie Woon‘s album leaked today and this is a snippet of him at work. We are so excited for his debut as he merges chill sounds with soul so perfectly. It’s like butter!
The record features previous haunting single ‘Night Air’, plus the arrestingly evocative, current single ‘Lady Luck’ and fan favourite ‘Gravity’. Click below for the complete tracklist.
If you follow this blog, you now we love us some Jamie Woon. This is another track from his album Moonwriting. It’s a very scrumptious number with soulful vocals. We swoon for Jamie Woon.
So far, everything we have heard from Jamie Woon is to our liking. He’s like James Blake but with some more soul. Lovely ditty.
Lesser-hyped newcomer, artist Jamie Woon, is not up to make a bold statement for his debut, but one that is placid, yet with an impact. This track is reminiscent of times in mood music when the ethereal had meaning and was wanted. It feels like a beautiful marriage between Radiohead’s “Creep” and Madonna’s “To Have Not To Hold.” Dim yet layers with many delicious elements that will keep you coming back for more. Moreover, the vocals are on point all along. Click here to listen to it.
Wow, this just blew our minds when we stumbled upon it. Jamie Woon was one of the artists to look forward to in 2011 and this is just up to par and more to our expectations. His vocals are on point and the moody melody feels like a new decade rebirth of trip-hop. Very beautiful.
James Blake’s first single from his debut album “Limit To Your Love” had him acclaimed as a pioneer of dub. However, this track showcases more than just that. This song is not only progressive in arrangement, but also oozes emotion-invoking minimalism. It sounds like a ballad from the future. It’s as if James Blake sat down and took heavy notes from Bjork’s “Hyperballad” and stripped its essentials back to the root of the feelings. This song is a lovely and unexpected tidbit of the future that closes off 2010 very nicely.
Click here to watch the video and listen to “Limit To Your Love.”
