James Blake - Trying Times Keysound Recordings drummers Chris Vatalaro (Antibalas

drummers Chris Vatalaro (Antibalas

high-octane hit is set to soundtrack a surge of pent-up revelry and romance throughout the summer of 2021

support tour with Celeste and festival highlight performances at BST with Elton John and Glastonbury's Park Stage

An eclectic album

James Blake - Trying Times Keysound Recordings drummers Chris Vatalaro (AntibalasReleased 13th March 2026 'Trying Times' is James Blakes seventh studio album and features British rapper Dave, and singer songwriter Monica Martin. Written between Los Angeles and London, its a record about being in love whilst battling the limits of the self against a backdrop of global uncertainty. He explores the tension between intimacy and isolation, the pressure to curate and perform even as everything, inside and out, feels fragile and