James Blake Gets Abstract On Stirring New Song "Are You Even Real?"

James Blake Gets Abstract On Stirring New Song "Are You Even Real?"


July 09, 2020

Following on from April's "You're Too Precious", Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter James Blake has shared a new track, "Are You Even Real?", released as part of Apple's global Behind The Mac campaign and accompanied by behind-the-scenes clips on Instagram.

Produced by Blake himself and co-written with Starrah, Ali Tamposi and Peter Lee Johnson, "Are You Even Real?" uses a range of orchestral elements to give the track a soothing warmth, using violins to beautifully cut through the keys beneath Blake's gentle vocals. Elsewhere, he adds some of his hallmark effects to stretch his voice and create the kind of abstraction from reality that he reflects on in the lyrics.

This is the second track to follow from his widely celebrated Assume Form LP, which cemented his status as a bonafide star on the global stage, generating approximately 400 million streams worldwide.




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