By: RY X Captivates Chicago - Best New Bands

RY X Captivates Chicago - Best New Bands — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 15:34:34 +0000

[…] crowd to take in the evening over candle light. It was clear RY X – who has been compared to James Blake and Bon Iver – was making a statement here with this intimate setting: we were about to […]

By: 6 New Bands to See at Treasure Island 2016

6 New Bands to See at Treasure Island 2016 — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 01:31:39 +0000

[…] Britain’s favorite electronic minimalist and digital ballad-penning whiz kid James Blake is one of the few artists to ever return to the Treasure Island stage, yet in my book he is welcome anytime, anyplace. Blake first graced the Bridge Stage back in 2013, on the tail end of his tour promoting his Mercury Prize-winning sophomore LP Overgrown, and the misty gales of that brisk October afternoon were a perfect backdrop to Blake’s signature velveteen vocals and swooping production. Blake’s had quite the year, appearing on two surprise-released LPs—Beyoncé’s Lemonade and Frank Ocean’s Blonde—while also surprise-releasing his own LP The Colour in Anything back in May, after years of teasing songs from the album via his many radio appearances in the UK. Blake will be one of the last performers of Sunday’s festivities—and of the festival’s island home in general—and is expected to make the audience swoon once more as he navigates his already impressive catalog. While the newer material is surely to dominate his hour-long set, we’re praying for some older tracks to permeate the show—namely his dynamite cover of Feist’s “Limit To Your Love” or his gorgeous rendition of Joni Mitchell’s classic “A Case of You.” Regardless of the setlist he ultimately decides to perform, it’s certain to be a show not easily forgotten. […]

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