James Blake
James Blake
James Blake
James Blake
James Blake
James Blake
James Blake
James Blake
James Blake
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James Blake & Bon Iver
James Blake
James Blake
James Blake
James Blake
James Blake
James Blake
“I Need a Forest Fire” is all about starting over – something in James' romantic relationship has gone awry and he believes a fresh start is the solution. Like a forest fire, his relationship is out of control, but after it has burned through, he is left with fresh, fertile ground and a new beginn...
[Intro: Justin Vernon & James Blake]
(Another shade, another shadow...)
Hoo
Nice
[Chorus: Justin Vernon]
To burn it like cedar
I request another dream
I need a forest fire
(Another shade, another shadow...)
To burn it like cedar
I request another dream
I need a forest fire
[Verse 1: James Blake]
I'm saved by nature
But it always forgets what I need
I hope you'll stop me before I build a wall around me
We need a forest fire
We need a forest fire
We need a forest fire
We need a forest fire
[Verse 2: Justin Vernon]
You're thicker than you think
You know that money bought your name
Caution, swelling, can I repay you with some blame?
[Chorus: Justin Vernon & James Blake]
To burn it like cedar
I request another dream
I need a forest fire
(Another shade, another shadow...)
To burn it like cedar
I request another dream
I need a forest fire
(Another shade, another shadow...)
To burn it like cedar
I request another dream
I need a forest fire
[Outro: James Blake]
Stop
Stop before I build a wall around me
Stop before I build a wall around me
Stop before I build a wall around me
I Need a Forest Fire was written by Justin Vernon & James Blake.
I Need a Forest Fire was produced by Rick Rubin & James Blake.
James Blake released I Need a Forest Fire on Thu May 05 2016.
“I Need A Forest Fire” puts emphasis on the power and influence of sparse vocals. The electronic groove and looped background vocals carry the song, but the moments of the most excitement are those where Blake and Vernon’s vocals swell with emotion.
NPR lauded the track, saying it “approaches the cracked-open feeling of spirit-driven release with a certain intellectual coolness,” while Pitchfork mocked the intro, claiming “Guest Bon Iver’s ‘hooooo’ at the start … is laughable in its wimpy approximation of bravado.”
While recording began in England, from what one can gather from Pitchfork’s interview with James Blake, this song was recorded at Shangri La Studios, located in Malibu, California, where much of the album was also mixed and mastered.