Definitely not that
Listen to it more. I thought the same until it clicked
>>64714738
You start.
"No"
inb4 radiohead
inb4 bp
sadly this one. i really wanted to like it
>>64714738
that's aoty tho
>>64715009
side 1 is fucking awesome though
why couldnt most of the album be like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkICznLrnew
>>64714738
a simple crop and it's already a much better cover
the album is a mess but listenable
OP here. I think it's 6-7/10. Doesn't change the fact that it's a letdown.
Just heard it for the first time. Long and boring sometimes, but enjoyed that song with Bon Iver and the last one...
>>64715097
We're just saying the problem is your expectations. Expecting more than that from Blake...
>>64714738
that's literally aoty, pleb
>>64715248
Radio Silence and Timeless are the only songs on par with his previous work.
>>64714995
radiohead was fucking amazing
Link for this?
>>64716029
why are people so easily to impress
the new SBTRKT release wasn't great
>>64716752
easy to impress? only liked 2 albums from this year so far
>>64714738
it's not a letdown if you knew it was going to be shit from the beginning
>>64714738
My problem with it is the cover. It's horrible.
>>64715009
Cringed so fucking hard at the lyrics.
Also the new radiohead
>>64714738
don't know if it works great as an album but some of the songs on this are fucking incredible
>>64716909
Not this that's for sure.
Savages
>>64714738
fuck, there was a new James Blake? brb
>>64717128
it's better than powers that b, and better than them releasing tms/nldw 2
>>64718067
TFW only person on /mu/ that likes the new james blake, well, I thought it was pretty good atleast, too long.
>>64718123
nah you're not, a lot of people here have shite taste
>>64718123
I love the new James Blake, it has some filler songs but it's almost an hour and a half long so I was kind of expecting that. I'd rate it a solid 8/10.
>>64716858
When have they ever been great?
Also TLOP
>>64719027
desu I only thought Two Men Down and f.o.r.e.v.e.r. were filler in the whole thing
Before this weekend that just passed. 2016 was shit with music. Hope it picks up now. Goddamn 2016 sucked dick.
PW
It's a very sensitive album
Height: 1.96 m
mfw when i listened to this for the first time yesterday while having sex and had no idea it existed
I think the new James Blake is pretty great. Took a second listen for me to warm up to it
>>64714738
>tfw i need a forest fire
She doesn't want to see him and he doesn't know what they feel
"why don't you want to see me?" he wonders
>>64715282
Blake is one of the great musicians in our time, stfu
I'd have to close the window and put headphones on
they might be dead
he'll love them long time
i liked this album when it was called radio silence and the cover was a blueish photograph of james
dressed in white?
>>64715035
>"""""side 1"""""
>>64715009
I know what you mean. Amazing production, very soulful, expressive vocals.
But the lyrics are true garbo. They're just so obvious. I'm all for putting politics in your music, but at least make it clever and actually thought-provoking.
this better not be trivial, it's not just that he's split up with some bird from another band is it?
somebody
Same guy as>>64719342
The song that comes closest to being profound lyrically is Watch Me. At least when compared to something like 4 Degrees or Drone Bomb Me.
my girlfriend of 2 years left me in January
Nevermen
AnCo
everything about the election
to a lesser extent Radiohead
>>64719398
and Odd Nosdam
>>64719342
>I'm all for putting politics in your music, but at least make it clever and actually thought-provoking.
why. why. why. why.
it's a statement of purpose. there are no rules about it being previously unsaid
if it's your actual purpose you don't have to come up with some arty bullshit to say your purpose indirectly
please
>tfw you literally don't know who James Blake is and got confused that /mu/ was talking about James Blunt
>>64719542
>similar tfw
>>64719398
sorry to hear that anon.
>>64718123
it was definitely good, a few tracks too long
>>64715009
I can relate somewhat to the criticisms of the album but I'm willing to believe the plus points thrown about through reviews. Usually face-value lyrics do irk me a bit when the substance is only surface-deep but I'm willing to let it slide for its purpose as a somewhat catchy pop anthem as stated elsewhere. HudMo & ONP's impact does seem less eclectic and explosive compared to their usual works, I just like to think that they wanted to distance their separate works or are hoping to contribute more should a 2nd be on the cards. Either way I'm going seeing the 3 live in 2 months time and I'm still excited for it, just hoping they add some more twists & bombast to the performance to give it more of an edge.
>>64715009
Hey Flat-ass
>>64714738
>>64719089
>f.o.r.e.v.e.r
I thought this was the only meh song on the album. All the rest, including Two Men Down, are fantastic.
>>64718087
I love BP, but it's literally TMS 2.0
>>64719699
Oh i agree, just down think those two songs in particular added much to the album
forever is the only bad song in this album
>>64719715
It's better. 10.
new James Blake is amazing, the most musical album of his
the duration didn't bother me too, I thoroughly enjoyed it
>>64719715
>that's somehow bad
>>64718123
i think it's better than his self-titled
OP the new James Blake is the best release in this recent crop of muh summer anthem releases, better than new Skepta, Drake, Kaytranada, Death Grips, Beyonce, and Radiohead.
For those who liked the new James Blake / think it's his best album:
How old are you?
Not even memeing just curious.
>>64720057
24. Why you asking this, though?
>>64720107
I wanted to see if there's a correlation between your age and if you liked the album. As I said, just curious.
For me 22 and I think it's his worst.
>>64720057
23. i don't know if it's his best but it's good for where music is and where it seems to be going in 2016 and beyond. time will tell how good it truly is but i think it's pretty ambitious, reaching beyond his sound on previous albums. doesn't seem to be getting stale at all to me.
>>64720157
Correlation != Causation
Statistics 101, my nig
>>64719715
BP is good. TMS is not.
>>64720157
also 22 here, and I think I like it more than I liked Overgrown on release, although there are some tracks on it that are pure filler. Like, come on James, if I want pure piano ballads, I'm not coming to you.
I don't think I like it more than his first, though, which I think might just be a little overrated
>>64720189
>>64720260
Eh perhaps it hasn't clicked properly, I'll give it some more listens.
>>64720196
I know anon, as I said, just curious.
>>64720330
you may just not like it. there's nothing wrong with that. if you don't like his sound on this album you probably won't like it after more listening. I thought it was fantastic almost immediately
did it well done me
Konnichiwa.
I thought it was gonna be terrible but it was actually pretty fucking decent.
I hope to God this is the worst thing I sit through this year.
>>64720948
You didn't like it at all? I've only listened once but I dig some of the tracks
>>64721063
Ok, the beats are cool and the production fidelity is fantastic, but Jesus, it barely compensates for Serengeti's dogshit flow beginning to end.
>MMM JELLY SCONE SO DELICIOUS
>LEMME EAT THIS SCONE
>LEMME EAT THIS SCONE
He ends up trying so hard to do Yoni's refrigerator magnet / abstract lyrical style that it just comes off as incredibly cheap to me.
I'll probably listen again. Maybe it will grow on me, but damn I do not like Get on this album at all.
>>64719089
two men down n forever are GOAT
>>64719095
This. Such a massive spike this weekend.
>>64719693
(You)
um............ strings that were delivered were rubbish
