Overgrown is the second album of British electronic musician James Blake.It is set to be released on 8 April 2013 through ATLAS, Blake's own record label, and Republic Records. It was supported by first single "Retrograde" and a series of concert appearances including one at Coachella. It is being promoted as Blake's most expansive piece of work to date, with guest features from legendary electronic producer Brian Eno and Grammy Award-winning rapper and producer RZA.Following both the critical and commercial success of Blake's first effort, James Blake, James Blake released both the Enough Thunder and Love What Happened Here EPs. These EPs, noticeably more structured than his previous releases, featured more R&B tinged work as opposed to the experimental electronica found on CMYK. Many reviewers speculated in the year between releases that Blake was headed in the wrong direction, with Pitchfork's Larry Fitzmaurice saying that "James Blake's reliance on piano-based singer/songwriter electro-soul perhaps played it a bit too safe, prompting comparisons to the once-outré, now-gear spinning career of fellow avant-crooner Jamie Lidell".Blake admitted to Hot Press in an interview about Overgrown that his relationship affected the album. He said, "I can't deny it. There's no point in trying to come up with some other explanation for what I've been writing about... When it happened, I was really struck. Y'know - Suddenly I'm hit!". Advanced listeners have described the sound as "warmer" and has been labeled as more "nu-soul" than his previous effort, James Blake. Earlier in 2012, Blake spent time with American rapper and singer Kanye West and Justin Vernon. Their time spent together is alleged to have affected his album as many of the soul and electronic influences of West and Vernon can be seen in the first single released from Overgrown: "Retrograde". In 2012, after months of speculation, Blake announced a new collaborative non-single release under the moniker "Harmonimix". This release featured British rapper Trim and the single "Confidence Boost/Saying" was released on September 24, 2012. It was a return to form for Blake and featured the distinct characteristics present in his previous efforts. During the final weeks of 2012, James Blake performed three "intimate" shows where he debuted three of his new songs, the three being "Our Love Comes Back," "Overgrown" and "Every Day I Ran."Blake announced via Facebook on 7 February 2013 that his second album, Overgrown, will be released on 8 April. The first single from the album, "Retrograde", was debuted the same day on BBC Radio 1, and was released on 11 February. In an interview with Oregon Music News on September 23, Blake described his music as "melodic bass music" and also said that his dub influences extend both the traditional dub music and to garage music. On 7 March, Blake and his labelmates at 1-800 Dinosaur released both the dub version of "Voyeur" and the album cut of "Digital Lion" featuring Brian Eno.Overgrown is the second album of British electronic musician James Blake.It is set to be released on 8 April 2013 through ATLAS, Blake's own record label, and Republic Records. It was supported by first single "Retrograde" and a series of concert appearances including one at Coachella. It is being promoted as Blake's most expansive piece of work to date, with guest features from legendary electronic producer Brian Eno and Grammy Award-winning rapper and producer RZA.Following both the critical and commercial success of Blake's first effort, James Blake, James Blake released both the Enough Thunder and Love What Happened Here EPs. These EPs, noticeably more structured than his previous releases, featured more R&B tinged work as opposed to the experimental electronica found on CMYK. Many reviewers speculated in the year between releases that Blake was headed in the wrong direction, with Pitchfork's Larry Fitzmaurice saying that "James Blake's reliance on piano-based singer/songwriter electro-soul perhaps played it a bit too safe, prompting comparisons to the once-outré, now-gear spinning career of fellow avant-crooner Jamie Lidell".Blake admitted to Hot Press in an interview about Overgrown that his relationship affected the album. He said, "I can't deny it. There's no point in trying to come up with some other explanation for what I've been writing about... When it happened, I was really struck. Y'know - Suddenly I'm hit!". Advanced listeners have described the sound as "warmer" and has been labeled as more "nu-soul" than his previous effort, James Blake. Earlier in 2012, Blake spent time with American rapper and singer Kanye West and Justin Vernon. Their time spent together is alleged to have affected his album as many of the soul and electronic influences of West and Vernon can be seen in the first single released from Overgrown: "Retrograde". In 2012, after months of speculation, Blake announced a new collaborative non-single release under the moniker "Harmonimix". This release featured British rapper Trim and the single "Confidence Boost/Saying" was released on September 24, 2012. It was a return to form for Blake and featured the distinct characteristics present in his previous efforts. During the final weeks of 2012, James Blake performed three "intimate" shows where he debuted three of his new songs, the three being "Our Love Comes Back," "Overgrown" and "Every Day I Ran."Blake announced via Facebook on 7 February 2013 that his second album, Overgrown, will be released on 8 April. The first single from the album, "Retrograde", was debuted the same day on BBC Radio 1, and was released on 11 February. In an interview with Oregon Music News on September 23, Blake described his music as "melodic bass music" and also said that his dub influences extend both the traditional dub music and to garage music. On 7 March, Blake and his labelmates at 1-800 Dinosaur released both the dub version of "Voyeur" and the album cut of "Digital Lion" featuring Brian Eno.false2022-12-19 21:35:15Overgrown820132013-01-012013-01-0143ElectronicLeftfieldArt PopAlternative R&B11277821528315792f00a-0486-47bb-b22a-50ce0ab49b1d8dc08b1f-e393-4f85-a5dd-300f7693a8b8b9a4e9ad-400c-4219-ae45-519c2d8167f7James BlakeAlbumArtist/config/metadata/People/J/James Blake/folder.jpgJames BlakeArtist/config/metadata/People/J/James Blake/folder.jpgJames BlakeJames BlakeJames Blake Litherland (born 26 September 1988) is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer. He first gained recognition following the release of three extended plays—The Bells Sketch, CMYK and Klavierwerke—in 2010. He signed with A&M Records to release his self-titled debut album (2011) the following year, which was met with critical praise and peaked within the top ten of the UK Albums Chart. He then departed the label in favour of Republic Records, through which he released his second album, Overgrown (2013) to further critical and commercial success; it likewise peaked within the chart's top ten and moderately entered the US Billboard 200. His third album The Colour in Anything (2016) was followed by his 2018 single "King's Dead" (with Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar and Future), which peaked at number 50 on the UK Singles Chart and marked his first entry–at number 21–on the Billboard Hot 100. Its success foresaw the release of his fourth album, Assume Form (2019), which yielded his highest entry on both the UK Albums Chart and Billboard 200. His fifth and sixth albums, Friends That Break Your Heart (2021) and Playing Robots Into Heaven (2023) followed thereafter.
Along with recording, Blake has been involved in songwriting and production work for other artists. Often doing so with Oneohtrix Point Never, Dominic Maker, Justin Vernon or his partner Jameela Jamil, Blake has been credited on releases for Jay-Z, Kanye West, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Frank Ocean, Rosalía, JID, and Travis Scott. He has won a Mercury Prize from two nominations, two Grammy Awards from nine nominations—which include Best New Artist—a Latin Grammy Award, and three Brit Award nominations.