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James Blake Sets Independent Album ‘Trying Times’ for March 13, Shares ‘Death of Love’

The project explores the pressures of modern life under his Good Boy Records banner.

Overview

  • His seventh solo LP is his first released as a fully independent artist after taking charge of his business affairs.
  • Lead single “Death of Love” arrives with a live video directed by Harrison & Adair featuring the London Welsh Men's Choir.
  • The tracklist includes collaborations with Dave on “Doesn’t Just Happen” and Monica Martin on “Didn’t Come to Argue.”
  • Blake previewed the rollout with a password-gated tryingtimes.info page that revealed a personal message about the album.
  • Press notes describe the music as moving along the pressure lines of modern life, with cover art showing Blake spinning plates.