Brooklyn Vegan — Their album includes their takes on songs by Roy Ayers, Frank Ocean, Leonard Cohen, Velvet Underground, James Blake and more. Continue reading… more info

Core News — “Annie profiles Beyonce’s Lemonade as part of her Albums Of The Year, including contributions from James Blake, MNEK and songwriter Carla Marie Williams. Also tonight, Annie plays the Monday night Power Down Playlist.” Check out other Annie Mac... more info

Music For Ants — I previously shared my top albums and music videos lists and now it’s time to for my 50 favorite tracks from 2016, presented here in highly unscientific, mostly arbitrary list form. As always, there’s a one song per artist rule to bette... more info

Obscure Sound — This past October, mysterious Maine-based act AGENCY impressed with “Evaporate”, a chilling new track with an ample atmospheric R&B presence, featuring droplets of piano combining with smooth vocals in a stylistic vein that sat somewhere between ... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — On October 3, James Blake returned to New York in support of his new ablum The Colour In Anything (released via Polydor Records) for a huge show at Radio City Music Hall, his largest headlining show in the city to date (much bigger than the last time... more info

Consequence of Sound — Acts like Young Thug and James Blake brought the magic to Miami's Magic City Studios. more info

XLR8R — Multi-instrumentalist Jack Grace followed up a recent feature in XLR8R's Top 10 Rising Australian Producers list with the release of his debut EP, River, via Solitaire Recordings on October 28. River is an assured outing that places Grace's ... more info

Stereogum — English singer-songwriter Flo Morrissey and Richmond-based producer/musician Matthew E. White have teamed up for a new collaborative album called Gentlewoman, Ruby Man in which they cover songs by Frank Ocean, the Bee Gees, James Blake, Leonard Cohen... more info

Discobelle.net — Common Souls (comprised of guitarist/vocalist Ryan Yoo & keyboardist/drummer Nick Velez) dub their music “ESM”: Electronic Sad Music, and considering everything that’s happening around us in the US, this song seems a little bit appropriate. ... more info

Core News — “Jamz is joined by LA singer and multi-instrumentalist Moses Sumney to talk about touring with James Blake, his new EP and working with Solange and Cinematic Orchestra. Plus Leo Kalyan drops in to talk about his new EP and addressing his sexuality ... more info