Recently I have taken to tweeting my immediate reaction to albums as I listen to them, in their entirety, for the first time. I click play, let the album play through, and tweet. I haven't edited my tweets, just laid them out to read as an article as best they can.
Without further ado here are my tweets for: James Blake - Enough Thunder
I acquired
James Blake - Enough Thunder today. Time for a first listen review! #nowplaying
I've seen
Blake live, and I have his self-titled album, as well as his CMYK EP. Based on
this I've concluded he's a bit of a minimalist...Therefore, starting from now,
you will only get one tweet per tack... ready, set, go!
Once we all
agree - Blake has a unique and somewhat haunting ability to move a listener
with the soundscapes he crafts and his voice alone
We might feel
unsound - when ill fitting beats and most abrasive noise is melted by a few
strokes of ivory
Fall Creek
Boys Choir - theres a strange and talented dog playing the piano by this creek;
and Bon Iver's going with the creek's flow...
A case of you
- Soul-full, and a great demo of Blakes largely overlooked vocal ability. Some
nice imagery, but also some clichés...
Not long now
- experimental, but constructed intelligently. The chords change naturally,
whilst supplementary concepts jostle for attention
Enough
Thunder - a piano and voice accompaniment close out the E.P. The Piano travels,
and the voice follows, as thunder chases lightning
