Music / First LookLo-Fang – Blue FilmExclusive: Stream the 4AD singer's mesmeric, string-heavy debut albumShareLink copied ✔️February 18, 2014MusicFirst LookTextMarc Weingarten A brooding, quietly intense exercise in electronic torch song, Lo-Fang’s debut album Blue Film is what James Blake might sound like if he trained at Conservatory music school and grokked cheesy Olivia Newton-John songs. He covered “You’re the One That I Want” because it “represents seduction, transformation and desperation”, and with this cover as in his original material, the layers of strings and dense vocal arrangements gleam like obsidian. Stream the 4AD release below. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREA massive exhibition on Black British music is coming to V&A EastAtmospheric dream-pop artist Maria Somerville shares her offline favourites RIMOWAAirport aesthetics and the timeless appeal of the RIMOWA caseA 24-hour London will save the city’s nightlife, says new report‘It’s a revolution’: Nigeria’s new-gen rappers are hitting the mainstreamAdanolaLila Moss fronts Adanola’s latest spring 2026 campaignWhy are we so nostalgic for the music of 2016?Listen to Oskie’s ‘perennially joyful’ Dazed mixCorridos tumbados: A guide to Mexico’s most controversial music genreSekou is the 21-year-old baritone making 70s soul cool againDon’t Be Dumb: The top 5 features on A$AP Rocky’s new album The rise of ‘Britainicana’: How Westside Cowboy are reshaping UK indieEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy