James Blake shares new album and announces 2026 tour

Credit: Robbie Lawrence

James Blake today releases new record ‘Trying Times’ via Good Boy Records.

You can watch the ‘Trying Times’ video BELOW.

The album features recently released singles ‘Death Of Love’ and ‘I Had A Dream She Took My Hand’, showcasing the full range of Blake’s artistic voice and a rare emotional candor. Throughout ‘Trying Times’, Blake navigates the fragile space between closeness and solitude in an uncertain era, tracing the fault lines of contemporary life. As overwhelm seeps into both its themes and atmosphere, the record settles in a place between optimism and unease.

Alongside the new record, Blake has also announced details of his upcoming European tour, set to begin in September, including a special stop at London’s O2 Academy Brixton. The dates follow the earlier announcement of his North American run, which features two sold-out shows at NYC’s Brooklyn Paramount, as well as a sold-out show at Toronto’s HISTORY.

Tickets for the newly announced run of dates will be available on pre-sale from Tuesday 17th March at 11am local time with tickets on general sale on Friday 20th March at 10am local time. The full dates can be found below.

A GRAMMY-winning producer, songwriter, and musician, Blake’s singular blend of soul, electronica, hip-hop, and alt-R&B has shaped the sound of modern music. Across six seminal studio albums, Blake’s catalogue has amassed over 2.2 billion streams: his 2019 album ‘Assume Form’, featuring ROSALÍA and Travis Scott, garnered widespread acclaim, followed by his highest chart debut to date with 2021’s ‘Friends That Break Your Heart’.

His transcendent vocals and visionary production have cemented him as one of contemporary music’s most influential figures, and a sought-after collaborator for Beyoncé, Frank Ocean, SZA, ROSALÍA, Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott and more, contributing to era-defining albums like ‘Blonde’, ‘DAMN.’, ‘ASTROWORLD’, ‘Lemonade’, and ‘Motomami’.

Most recently, Blake collaborated with revered UK rapper Dave on his critically acclaimed album ‘The Boy Who Played The Harp’, and crafted ‘Séance’ alongside Ludwig Göransson, a standout from the soundtrack from Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’.

James Blake Live Dates 2026

Wed 05/27/26 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle

Fri 05/29/26 - New York, NY - Brooklyn Paramount

Sat 05/30/26 - New York, NY - Brooklyn Paramount

Sun 05/31/26 - Boston, MA - Roadrunner

Tue 06/02/26 - Washington, DC - The Anthem

Thu 06/04/26 - Philadelphia, PA - Franklin Music Hall

Sat 06/06/26 - Toronto, ON - HISTORY

Mon 06/08/26 - Chicago, IL - The Salt Shed

Tue 29/09/26 - London, UK - O2 Academy Brixton

Mon 05/10/26 - Utrecht, NL - TivoliVredenburg

Thu 08/10/26 - Brussels, BE - Cirque Royal

Mon 12/10/26 - Paris, FR - Le Grand Rex

Thu 15/10/26 - Berlin, DE - Astra Kulturhaus

Sun 18/10/26 - Cologne, DE - E-Werk

Wed 21/10/26 - Glasgow, UK - SWG3 Galvanizers

Sun 25/10/26 - Manchester, UK - New Century

Wed 28/10/26 - Bristol, UK - O2 Academy Bristol

Thu 06/11/26 - Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre

Fri 06/12/26 - Los Angeles, CA - The Greek Theatre

‘Trying Times’ Tracklist

Walk Out Music

Death Of Love

I Had A Dream She Took My Hand

Trying Times

Make Something Up

Didn’t Come To Argue (ft. Monica Martin)

Days Go By

Doesn’t Just Happen (ft. Dave)

Obsession

Rest Of Your Life

Through The High Wire

Feel It Again

Just A Little Higher