James Blake

By eMusic Editorial Staff, eMusic ContributorEvery week, eMusic's editorial team assembles a newsletter called The Crib Sheet, which features the five new records we think are essential listening. This is your chance to tell us what you think of the… more »

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By Andrew Parks, eMusic ContributorAfter spending the tail end of 2011 pushing his idiosyncratic productions down two very different paths — the freakish experimental flourishes of Love What Happened Here and the manic emoting (complete with a Bonny Bear… more »

James Blake - 'Overgrown'

By Andrew Parks, eMusic ContributorJames Blake has posted yet another key track from his new album on Tumblr. Available to stream here, "Take a Fall For Me" pairs the singer/producer with RZA for a moody meditation on marriage, lust… more »

James Blake

By Andrew Parks, eMusic ContributorSo it looks like a month-long North American tour isn't the only thing James Blake has up his sleeve this spring. As first reported by Pitchfork, the producer/pitch-shifting singer will release his second full-length record,… more »

James Blake

By Andrew Parks, eMusic ContributorJames Blake has returned from a relatively low key 2012 with word of a new record (due out later this year through Republic) and a month-long North American tour that starts with a stop at… more »

Sébastien Tellier

By Amber Cowan, International EditorIf any European capital needed its own thoughtfully-curated celebration of forward-thinking music, it was Paris. Until the inaugural Pitchfork Paris last year, the city didn’t have a dedicated independent music festival, so it was unsurprising… more »

Pitchfork Music Festival Paris

By Andrew Parks, eMusic ContributorThanks a lot Pitchfork. No really; it's bad enough that Paris already makes better croissants than us. But then you had to go and book a better version of your annual music festival for our… more »

James Blake's "Confidence Boost" video

By Andrew Parks, eMusic ContributorWhile James Blake may have went the Auto-Tuned piano man route with his self-titled debut album last year, the producer remains closely aligned with his underground club roots over at R&S Records. The London-based label… more »

By Hua Hsu, eMusic ContributorThumb-tacked to the wall of my room in my parents' house is a list I printed out in the year 2000. Hiphopsite.com, an online hip-hop record store had produced a list of the 100 most… more »

By eMusic Editorial Staff, eMusic ContributorIt was a year full of surprising breakouts and breathtaking discoveries, with reliable favorites from familiar faces and strong entries from new voices. These are our Top 100 Records of 2011. more »

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By Jayson Greene, Managing EditorJames Blake is a London upstart producer who makes electronic music that sounds like it's struggling to survive. Every sound escapes the speakers corroded, crawling towards your ears like a half-vanquished Terminator with one outstretched… more »