James Blake - Trying Times (Transparent Black) 2LP

Trying Times is a record about being in love whilst battling the limits of the self against a backdrop of global uncertainty. James Blake explores the tension between intimacy and isolation, the pressure to curate and perform even as everything, inside and out, feels fragile and precarious. Themes of reflection, both literally and metaphorically, run through the record’s visual presentation, as Blake holds a mirror to the contradictions of modern connection - how we see ourselves, how we’re seen by others, and what gets lost in between.

1. Walk Out Music
2. Death of Love
3. I Had a Dream She Took My Hand
4. Trying Times
5. Make Something Up
6. Didn’t Come to Argue (ft. Monica Martin)
7. Days Go By
8. Doesn’t Just Happen (ft. Dave)
9. Obsession
10. Rest of Your Life
11. Through the High Wire
12. Feel It Again
13. Just a Little Higher