Beyond The Soul Grain. James Blake’s What Was It You Said About Luck.

There’s little new to say of James Blake. The London-based dubstep producer-turned soul singer has cultivated a mass audience through an unorthodox blend of richly textured vocals over thudding keyboard (the epitome being the cover of Feist’s ‘Limit To Your Love‘ and a live performance of Joni Mitchell’s ‘A Case Of You‘). So much has been made of this young talent that we at PushNewMusic will avoid spouting opulent adoration and stick to the sound.

Despite a number of delicately formed tracks on the début album James Blake, it is the relatively unknown B-Side ‘What Was It You Said About Luck’ which truly embodies Blake’s originality. Warm, layered vocals, echoing synthesisers and a calm piano marshalling the direction of the song offers a passionate tranquillity within such a beautiful two and half minutes.

If neo-soul is the genre that will stick to Blake, there will many more great songs to come.

James Blake – What Was It You Said About Luck