BBC 6 Music — London electronic singer and beat-maker considers a live drummer on the next album more info

Stereogum — James Blake has a new EP called Enough Thunder coming soon, and we’ve already heard the new tracks “Not Long Now” and the Bon Iver collab “Fall Creek Choir Boys.” Onstage in Hollywood last night, Blake debuted another new one, the spare and... more info

Nialler9 — After Jamie xx’s superb mix last week and the 900-strong mix archive on Soundcloud, James Blake steps up to the plate with his two hour excursion into his influences from piano solo music to R&B to electronica to rap, folk and a plethora of more info

Stereogum — Dubstep wunderkind James Blake stopped into the Beebs over the weekend to DJ his Essential Mix, a playlist that featured Arthur Russell, Snoop Dogg, Salem and a couple of unreleased/unheard JB solo tracks. Stream the set over at the BBC’s website; ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin James Blake / Kanye West "Light sprinkles ushered in the first day of the tenth annual Austin City Limits Music (ACL) Festival, but it was a welcome reprieve from the humid heat that has been plaguing... more info

Stereogum — This week we published our second annual list of the 40 Best New Bands of the past 12 months. Everyone agreed it was flawless: thanks for the unanimous feedback! Elsewhere we dissected new singles from Coldplay, Justice, Wavves. Ryan Adams, James Bla... more info

Guardian Music — This week Bestival drew the summer festival season to a close, Amy Winehouse's final studio session was released, and our readers got physical with their top workout tunesHighlights from our Bestival coverageThe five best things about Friday, includi... more info

Nialler9 — Excellent mix by Ifan Dafydd, the Welsh producer I introduced here a few weeks ago. It was made for The Quietus who also interviewed him. Regarding those James Blake soundalike rumours: I lived with James during our last year of university”, Dafydd... more info

KEXP Seattle — A couple of weeks ago, it was revealed that the new James Blake song “Fall Creek Boys Choir,” a collaboration with Bon Iver, would appear on a new six-track EP called Enough Thunder. Now, you can hear another track from the EP called “Not Long ... more info

Stereogum — The first cut from James Blake’s upcoming Enough Thunder arrived today via a rip of BBC radio, and its a strange, somber track that glides on glitchy, twittering loops. It’s something of a cross between the more chopped up dub of Blake’s earlie... more info