- electronic, art pop, alternative r&b
- 48 min
- 13 tracks
- Good Boy Records
Trying Times is the seventh studio album by English singer-songwriter James Blake, released on 13 March 2026 through Good Boy Records. The album marks his first independent full-length release after leaving Polydor.
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Character-led, contemporary, grave and spare.
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
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Metacritic 77/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 7.7/10
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Clash8/10
- DIY4.5/5 ★
- Dork5/5 ★
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- The Independent4/5 ★
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- Pitchfork7.2/10
- Slant Magazine4/5 ★
- Under the Radar8/10
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Tracks
- 1Walk Out Music3:20
- 2Death of Love3:26
- 3I Had a Dream She Took My Hand3:40
- 4Trying Times4:34
- 5Make Something Up4:06
- 6Didn’t Come to Argue4:42
- 7Days Go By4:03
- 8Doesn’t Just Happen3:17
- 9Obsession1:40
- 10Rest of Your Life4:42
- 11Through the High Wire3:42
- 12Feel It Again2:11
- 13Just a Little Higher4:19
13 tracks, 48 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- James Blake
- Label
- Good Boy Records
- Released
- March 13, 2026
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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