RELEASE DATE: 3/13/2026 English producer, songwriter, and musician James Blake returns with \’Trying Times\’, his seventh studio album and first fully independent release. Written between London and Los Angeles, the album confronts the turbulence of the last several years – global unrest, fractured discourse, and personal reckonings while searching for empathy, connection, and love amid chaos. Available on 2 LP Gatefold Vinyl and CD.