Blake is one of few modern artists to achieve this for the audience, and it helps to set him apart from everyone else. It’s truly a spiritual journey when one sits down and fully beholds his work.Īnything is a body of work that is heavy with emotion and synthesizers to match. The use of synths was very popular in the eighties and usually is a reminder of the cheesiest types of music, however Blake cleverly avoids the cheesiness and uses the sound to his advantage. The production on this album is closely related to that of earlier works such as 2013’s Overgrown, but there is a higher level of maturity that can be heard around this time. This was most likely achieved with the help of Frank Ocean, who co-wrote the album, and Rick Rubin, who co-produced. Just please, more time Just please, more time I’m sorry, I don’t know how you feel I don’t know how you feel It’s hard to tell if I don’t know how you feel Blake received international recognition for his 2013 release, which garnered him a Grammy nomination in 2014 for “Best New Artist” and a nod for “British Male Solo Artist” at the 2014 BRIT Awards. The album begins with the beautiful lead single “Radio Silence.” It’s a dark and brooding confessional as Blake begs for more time with a lost connection.
Much of the album follows suit with this same theme – of loss of loneliness of brooding.
It’s a calm introduction to the record that creates the perfect gateway into the following track “Points”. It begins simply, with Blake repeatedly stating “the sad thing is, you’re no longer here”. This statement then evolves into a chant as the listener dives what seems as headfirst into the type of music Blake is known for.
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