- art pop, alternative r&b
- 58 min
- 14 tracks
- Polydor
Assume Form is the fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter James Blake. It was released on 18 January 2019 by Polydor Records. Critics described the album as having a more upbeat sound than Blake's prior work, especially his previous album, The Colour in Anything (2016).
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Character
Character-led, contemporary, grave and spare.
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
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Metacritic 80/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 7.4/10
- AllMusic3.5/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubB
- The Daily Telegraph5/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyA−
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- The Independent5/5 ★
- Mojo4/5 ★
- NME5/5 ★
- Pitchfork5.8/10
- Q4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Assume Form4:50
- 2Mile High3:14
- 3Tell Them3:28
- 4Into the Red4:17
- 5Barefoot in the Park3:31
- 6Can’t Believe the Way We Flow4:27
- 7Are You in Love?3:18
- 8Where’s the Catch?4:36
- 9I’ll Come Too3:42
- 10Power On4:08
- 11Don’t Miss It4:59
- 12Lullaby for My Insomniac3:44
- 13Vincent5:12
- 14If the Car Beside You Moves Ahead4:23
14 tracks, 58 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- James Blake
- Label
- Polydor
- Released
- 2019
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- JP
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