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James Blake sometimes feels like pop music’s arch, ultra-serious older brother, floating above the scene with warbly torch songs that never quite come down to earth.
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Andrew Ryce,
Pitchfork,
12 Mar. 2026
Most recently, it's yielded almost power-ballad-style torch songs as another facet of the group's success.
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Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
18 Nov. 2024
Besides torch songs, sea shanties, Latino roots and rockabilly tunes have been heard.
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Christopher Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Oct. 2024
By gracefully expressing Evan’s longing for Zoe and unpacking her fractured relationship with Connor, the torch song fuses these characters’ parallel quests for connection.
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Washington Post Staff,
Washington Post,
13 Feb. 2024
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Andrew Ryce,
Pitchfork,
12 Mar. 2026
Most recently, it's yielded almost power-ballad-style torch songs as another facet of the group's success.
—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
18 Nov. 2024
Besides torch songs, sea shanties, Latino roots and rockabilly tunes have been heard.
—
Christopher Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Oct. 2024
By gracefully expressing Evan’s longing for Zoe and unpacking her fractured relationship with Connor, the torch song fuses these characters’ parallel quests for connection.
—
Washington Post Staff,
Washington Post,
13 Feb. 2024
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“Torch song.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/torch%20song. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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