James Blake Delves Deep Into the Visceral on Prismatic ‘Playing Robots Into Heaven’ | Album Review

September 11, 2023 Mark Chappelle

Blake’s sixth studio affair is like a surround sound work meant to be experienced in a theater where the seats rumble to punctuate its big moments. These songs are to be felt, not only heard.

James Blake Trades the Somber for the Sanguine on Stirring, Self-Aware ‘Assume Form’ | Album Review

January 22, 2019 Patrick Corcoran

While Blake’s fourth LP feels slightly condensed relative to previous outings, he still manages to leave enough room for the beauty in his compositions to shine through like a beacon.

James Blake Soars on Transcendent ‘The Colour in Anything’ | Album Review

May 6, 2016 Justin Chadwick

Blake’s latest achievement reinforces just how unique and vital of a creative force he is. Album of the year, until otherwise notified.

Bob Dylan’s ‘Love And Theft’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

Where ‘Time Out Of Mind’ was drenched in murky, reverb-heavy production, ‘Love And Theft’ was something else entirely: dry, warm, well-written and self-produced under the pseudonym Jack Frost.

Jay-Z’s ‘The Blueprint’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

Jay-Z made damn good albums before ‘The Blueprint,’ as well as some afterwards. But his sixth studio affair remains the album where everything came together.

P.O.D.’s ‘Satellite’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

P.O.D. have enjoyed a prosperous and influential career to date, but their most successful project to date remains their breakthrough fourth album.