- electronic, alternative, art pop, alternative r&b
- 39 min
- 10 tracks
- Republic Records
Overgrown is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter James Blake. It was released on 5 April 2013 by Blake's Atlas Records, along with Republic Records and Polydor Records. The album features guest appearances from Wu-Tang Clan member RZA and English musician Brian Eno. Overgrown debuted at number eight on the UK Albums Chart and at number one on the US Dance/Electronic chart. It was supported by lead single "Retrograde".
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Character
Character-led, grave, contemporary and spare.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
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Metacritic 82/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 7.9/10
- AllMusic5/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubA−
- The Daily Telegraph4/5 ★
- The Guardian5/5 ★
- The Independent4/5 ★
- NME8/10
- Paste6.4/10
- Pitchfork8/10
- Q3/5 ★
- Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Overgrown5:01
- A2I Am Sold4:04
- B1Life Round Here3:37
- B2Take a Fall for Me3:34
- B3Retrograde3:44
- C1Digital Lion4:46
- C2DLM2:25
- D1Voyeur4:17
- D2To the Last4:19
- D3Our Love Comes Back3:39
10 tracks, 39 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- James Blake
- Label
- Republic Records
- Released
- 2013
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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