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Trying Times

album review · March 15, 2026

Trying Times

James Blake

the take

While not his most challenging or subversive album, this feels like the most confident and consistent James Blake album yet. Definitely peaks in its first half but manages to stay engaging front to back. Maybe the only songwriter who sample Leonard Cohen and totally do it justice

sampling

chill

slow burn

late-night drive

liminal

sultry

stare-at-the-ceiling

would listen again

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