Don't hate, appreciate.
Unless we're talking about this week's Top 5 – though hopefully you'll appreciate that, too.
A new album from James Blake prompts Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick to bash their heads together and consider some of the more spiky songs out there. Ire works, as a great band once said, but how will James fare in his own review?
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As for this episode...
ACT ONE (7:05): A familiar clanging omen makes way for the real main event of this week's news section – hipster music critics giving out about other music critics. Seriously, what is Pitchfork playing at this week?
ACT TWO (32:00): James Blake has plenty to say about Friends That Break Your Heart. And so do we.
ACT THREE (49:48): Top 5 Songs About Haters.
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