James Blake – “I Need a Forest Fire” feat. Bon Iver (Singles Going Steady)
"Forest Fire" seamlessly pools James Blake's ghost-soul vocal melodies with Bon Iver's grayscale, heart-ripped-open songcraft style.
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James Blake: The Colour in Anything
James Blake had it in him to release a great album here. He just chose not to.
PopTalk: What Makes Something “So Bad It’s Good?”
From The Room to Southland Tales, "so-bad-it's-good" cinema has become a cult industry. Why do people waste time on ostensibly "bad" films?
The Staves with Justin Vernon – “Make It Holy (Live at Wilton’s Music Hall)” (video)
Angelic vocal harmonies and a wintry mood make the Staves' "Make It Holy" a stunner of a live track.
‘Shotgun Lovesongs’ is One Big Nostalgic Ballad
Nickolas Butler’s golden-toned Bon Iver-inspired novel about four friends in a small Wisconsin town has gorgeous intent, but too little purpose.
James Vincent McMorrow: Post Tropical
While there was always an arctic edge to McMorrow, Post Tropical only deepens the powerful sense of cold and chill that cloaks his work. Thank goodness for that.
Robert Ellis: The Lights from the Chemical Plant
On this challenging and intimate album, Robert Ellis walks up to the brink of despair and calls it out to play.