Blood Bank is a 4 track EP which follows up on the success of his earlier cd 'For Emma, Forever Ago'. The title track sounds like it could have been written by Coldplay if they were any good still. 'Beach Baby' is so supple and smooth it disappears before I can grab ahold of it but I love the guitar in the middle of the song.
'Babys' begins with a basic repetitive piano riff for half the song until the vocals start. It wouldn't feel out of place on 'For Emma..' with his gorgeous voice and song structure. 'Woods' has vocals which sound like they've been put through a vocorder until the multi-tracked vocals turn into something which wouldn't sound out of place as part of a religious hymn.
While it doesn't turn out to be much of a departure from 'For Emma..' there is enough difference to make it a great companion piece. It will be interesting to see how he follows up his first two releases with his next cd and what direction it'll take him in (or if he goes back to the woods to record the next one). I'm predicting a grime direction and a duet with Jay-Z.
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