Video: James Blake - The Wilhelm Scream (Live on Later with Jools Holland)

It's Monday and whether you're in the office, at home, school or college, or sumo wrestling (?) this new weekly post is designed to help start it in the best possible way. Today James Blake is going to kick things off performing an amazing live rendition of The Wilhelm Scream on Jools Holland. Time for a cup of tea? www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NxAyr Cu0EI It's easy for Monday's to lack the inspiration and energy needed to accomplish all the tasks at hand, and so looking elsewhere can ignite that spark in your brain. I'll [...]

An extended episode of Later with Jools Holland aired in the U.K. on Friday (May 6) and it featured a two-song performance by post-dubstep star James Blake. Those tracks included his reworking of Feist's "Limit to Your Love" and the album standout "The Wilhelm Scream," both of which sound just as impressive as their recorded counterparts. Blake's work doesn't sound like it would make an easy transition to the live arena, but this performance bucks that notion—here, the singer and his band demonstrate their mastery of restraint when bringing these songs out into the open.