James Blake has introduced his new album ‘Taking part in Robots Into Heaven’ and shared its lead single ‘Large Hammer’.
‘Taking part in Robots In Heaven’ is ready for launch on September 8 by way of Polydor/ Republic. The album will see Blake return to his digital roots seen inside his earlier works, akin to 2013’s ‘Overgrown’ and 2010’s ‘Klavierwerke’.
Blake additionally launched its first single ‘Large Hammer’ from the LP. Directed by Oscar Hudson (Radiohead, Bonobo), the accompanying video is shot largely from the attitude of a automotive that’s being pushed by a gang of troublemakers wearing all-white tracksuits.
Blake may also embark on a headline worldwide tour later this 12 months, with dates within the UK, Europe and North America. Kicking off on the Fabrique in Milan on September 18, it’s going to see Blake journey to his house city in London for an Alexandra Palace present on September 28, earlier than wrapping up in Los Angeles on October 19.
Try the tour dates and the album’s full monitor itemizing under.
James Blake 2023 tour dates are:
SEPTEMBER
18 – Milan, Italy – Fabrique
21 – Brussels, Belgium – Forest Nationwide Membership
22 – Paris, France – L’Olympia
24 – Berlin, Germany – UFO im Velodrom
26 – Tilburg, Netherlands – 013
28 – London, England, Alexandra Palace
OCTOBER
3 – Atlanta, GA, Coca-Cola Roxy
5 – Queens, New York, Knockdown Middle
9 – Boston, MA, MGM Music Corridor at Fenway
10 – Montreal, Quebec, L’Olympia
12 – Toronto, Ontario, Insurgent
14 – Chicago, IL, Aragon Ballroom
16 – San Francisco, CA, The Masonic Theater
19 – Los Angeles, CA, Hollywood Without end Cemetery
A particular ticket pre-sale for the Alexandra Palace present might be out there for followers who pre-order the album by 6pm on Monday, July 3 by way of Blake’s official web site. The pre-sale will happen on Tuesday, July 4 and basic sale will happen on July 7. Go to right here for UK tickets and right here for US tickets.
‘Taking part in Robots Into Heaven’ monitor listing:
‘Asking to Break’
‘Loading’
‘Inform Me’
‘Fall Again’
‘He’s Been Fantastic’
‘Large Hammer’
‘I Need You to Know’
‘Evening Sky’
‘Hearth the Editor’
‘If You Can Hear Me’
‘Taking part in Robots Into Heaven’
‘Taking part in Robots In Heaven’ follows Blake’s 2021 LP ‘Associates That Break Your Coronary heart’. In a five-star evaluate of the album, NME wrote: “‘Associates That Break Your Coronary heart’ stuns in how sudden it’s. Blake may have gone anyplace after his blissed-out 2019 LP ‘Assume Kind’, and he did: the ‘Earlier than’ and ‘Covers’ EPs adopted final winter, and the previous reconnected with Blake’s roots in dance music in a full circle second that spoke to his power as a susceptible lyricist and his talent as a producer. ‘Associates…’ takes each side additional, utilizing the disarming heartbreak of its title because the blueprint for additional revelations.”
