In the end, it was friends who broke my heart
Nu Music Monday #44 / 11-10-2021
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This week James Blake’s new album should be front and center of your to-do list.
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James Blake - Friends That Break Your Heart / review
Last year saw singer-songwriter-producer James Blake return to his club roots on a daring four-track EP. A step slightly left from his recent catalog’s intense melancholia, the small collection of songs paved the way for the experimentation and elegant stylings of his latest body of work, Friends That Break Your Heart.
The new album tackles the intensity of platonic relationships that aren’t given the same attention as infatuation. Throughout, Blake makes the case for a need to explore them as some of the most formative and intense experiences in one’s life. While it’s pretty clear what a romantic break-up might entail, the end of a friendship is another messy affair that doesn’t get as much representation in art.
Track of the week: That Funny Feeling - Phoebe Bridgers
Wig Split - Pouya (feat. Denzel Curry)
Lightning Over Heaven - Amelie Lens, Anyma
Super - Cordae
Garden Party - Masego, Big Boi, JID
Change - Big Thief
Interlude 1: Megavideo too
Born Yesterday - Arca (feat. Sia)
Rollercoaster Baby - Oh Wonder
Clean Air - Hand Habits
Working for the Knife - Mitski
Viento - Yorka, Gepe, Lido Pimienta
Pick Me Up - Milan Ring, Jean Deaux
Interlude 2: Software engineers, rise
yoga - bbno$ (feat. Rebecca Black)
Lo Siento BB:/ - Tainy (with Bad Bunny, Julieta Venegas)
Unforgettable (Tommy’s Song) - Demi Lovato
fav flav - Dua Saleh (with Duckwrth)
More, more, more
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