Trying Times

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. It features guest appearances by Dave and Monica Martin and was executively produced by Jameela Jamil, Blake's romantic partner of several years. According to Metacritic, Trying Times received "generally favorable" reviews from music critics, while the Official Charts Company wrote that the album received "rave reviews". Trying Times was promoted with the release of two singles, "Death of Love" on 22 January 2026 and "I Had a Dream She Took My Hand" on 12 February 2026, as well as one promotional single, "Doesn't Just Happen", released on Spotify on 12 March 2026. "Death of Love" peaked at number twenty-six on the New Zealand Hot Singles chart, while "Doesn't Just Happen" peaked at number nine. The latter also reached number sixty-six on the UK Singles Chart. The album debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart, making it Blake's highest charting album debut in the country to date. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trying_...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)