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Universal acclaim- based on 230 Ratings
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Positive: 201 out of 230
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Mixed: 17 out of 230
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Negative: 12 out of 230
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Jan 18, 2019
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Feb 4, 2019
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Jan 18, 2019This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Jan 18, 2019This album is love in its purest form. His evolution from the minimalistic dubstep to a whole new range of sonic layers defines what being in love feels like in a precise way. Beautiful work.
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Jan 18, 2019
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Jan 20, 2019James Blake's latest album is amazing. Beautiful atmospheres are perfectly laid out as backdrops for Blake's rich voice, and his melodies add another level of emotion to the lyrics. While the collaborations with Metro Boomin and Travis Scott were overhyped, they were still very good, but Andre 3000 delivers what is easily the album's best guest performance.
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Jan 24, 2019
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Jan 18, 2019
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Jan 18, 2019James Blake's fourth album goes to show how amazing his artistry is when it comes to collaborating with other artists. While his previous efforts are somber and downtempo post-dubstep and ambient tracks, this LP is more brilliantly upbeat whilst maintaining his true essence.
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Jan 21, 2019From the first listen, I conclude the departure of Rick Rubin really set James Blake free. From the hell of a life, he lifts us to heaven.
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Aug 18, 2020
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Jan 24, 2019
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Jan 18, 2019With Assume Form, Blake moves closer to the accessibility that his peers have moved towards. It's a welcome change, but I can see a lot of fans being deterred by this more direct record. The Travis Scott guest spot is the only weak moment on the album.
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Jan 18, 2019Assume Form is an enjoyable album with surprising features, such as Travis Scott and André 3000. This album has highs and lows, but the highs are extremely good. My favorite tracks are Barefoot In The Park, Can't Believe The Way We Flow and Where's The Catch?
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Apr 24, 2019With musicians in love comes love songs, and James Blake has always been nothing if not sincere. While sometimes the expressionism of the music does not lie evenly with lyrical and entertainment value, veering sporadically into the saccharine, it's an admirable and heart-warming chronicle of a human ready to experience living in colour.
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Feb 27, 2019
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Feb 11, 2019Un album con la esencia del Británico, James Blake, el cuál nos entrega un album con puntos altos y bajos, no usual dentro de su corta discografía, pero que se atreve a jugar con colaboraciones ambiciosas a lo largo de su reciente LP, en las cuales logra cuajar algunas canciones de forma maravillosa, y otras no tanto...
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Apr 28, 2019O album é muito bom, gostei da sonoridade, os arranjos são bem interessantes
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Jul 25, 2019El álbum está bien, aunque demasiado pretencioso hay canciones buenas y otras normales, tendría que destacar a "I'll come too" y "Are you in love".
Para ser una evolución en su estilo está muy bien y el álbum es muy auténtico, algo que no creí que necesitaría para este año y aún así me encanta -
May 29, 2019Assume Form sets an atmosphere full of love in the air throughout. It has a mix of Pop, R/B, and Trap into all of the songs. Most of the features are good, such as Travis Scott, Andre 3000, and Rosalia. Best tracks are Where's The Catch?; I'll Come Too; Mile High; Barefoot In The Park; and Into The Red.
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Feb 3, 2019Despite being bookended by a few awkward detours, Assume Form contains James Blake's best writing and production since the earlier part of this decade.
FAV TRACKS: INTO THE RED, BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, CAN'T BELIEVE THE WAY WE FLOW, WHERE'S THE CATCH?, I'LL COME TOO, POWER ON, DON'T MISS IT
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Feb 5, 2019It's nice and enjoyable album, but to be honest it doesn't really gets me. Blake is kind of repeating same thing all the time which makes him boring. There are some good moments on the album like song with Andre or the last one.
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Jan 22, 2019Contrived. Pretentious. Dull. I think that pretty much covers what went wrong here. The celebrity influence on his music has painted all his edges grey. This music feels dead on arrival.
Awards & Rankings
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Oct 4, 2019Buoyed by intimacy and sincerity, Assume Form channels Blake at his happiest as each song plays out like a sentimental billet-doux.
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UncutFeb 22, 2019Attempts to blend leftfield electronica, Broadway balladeering and voguish trap beats are technically impressive but stretch his minimal melodies to [the] breaking point. [Apr 2019, p.26]
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Feb 12, 2019It’s the first time he’s willingly given up a little of his signature panache in order to achieve a more palatable sound. Still, Blake’s ability to both appease and innovate makes for an always transfixing, if occasionally frustrating, album experience.