Despite some silly comments and the revelation that one of the tracks of the year ‘The Wilhelm Scream’ is “heavily borrowed”, the self-titled James Blake album released last month is sure to be near the top of the list for 2011. Plus, let us remember he’s only a young lad.
Good news then, he plays Whelan’s this month on Tuesday March 29th. Tickets are just €15 plus fees on sale this Saturday. Get in. What I love about his music is that he falls between torchlighting piano troubadour and fascinating producer as these tracks demonstrate. I just hope he keeps the balance.
James Blake – A Case of You (Joni Mitchell cover on BBC Radio 1)
Best New Music: James Blake – “I Never Learnt To Share”
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Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the cohost of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, event curator and producer of gigs, parties & events.