Listen to James Blake’s blissed-out new single ‘Thrown Around’
nme.comJames Blake has shared his brand-new blissed-out single ‘Thrown Around’ which he has called a nod to the music he grew up listening to in England.The energetic electronic track features Blake repeating ‘Thrown Around’ during the chorus as the beat – which includes a lively piano riff – builds.
The song marks the musician’s first release as an independent artist.Speaking about the song in a statement, Blake shared: “‘Thrown Around’ is a nod to some of the music I grew up listening to, growing up in England.
It started as an ambient piece that I made with Dom Maker, that connected something very deep in me to the influence of British electronic bands.”He continued: “It’s a defiant song that’s wrestling with where our job takes us, what it does to our life.
It deals with the draw backs of spending so much time dedicated to work. We don’t have any drives towards community – we are all driven towards success.
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