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James Blake played a solo rendition of Radiohead‘s “No Surprises” on Monday, tackling the OK Computer anthem during a livestreamed Instagram performance. The singer-songwriter — a noted Radiohead fan who previously covered In Rainbows‘ “Videotape” onstage — magnified the song’s melancholy core with his stripped-down take. Over rich piano chords, …

James Blake‘s new song “If the Car Beside You Moves Ahead” is the British singer’s first new original track in two years. Returning to the avant-garde, electronic spirit of his earlier work, Blake’s inimitable voice acts as the song’s main instrument as his vocals are chopped, distorted and manipulated as …