James Blake Archives

"When [Eno's] feedback was positive, that's when I decided I would put it out one day"

A stripped-back take on the Roberta Flack classic

"As soon as this pandemic hit, one of my immediate yearnings was: ‘OK, I can’t go to clubs anymore’"

The London musician and producer has even more new music up his sleeve

‘Before’, the producer’s new EP of loved-up bedroom bangers, is the sound of facing the person you were, and who you’re learning to be

Blake says he "finally [has the] confidence to put my own voice on dancefloor rhythms”

The acclaimed producer assumes what feels like his final form on this expertly crafted four-track record

The surprise EP was announced over the weekend

Blake's website marks this Wednesday as the arrival day

As a pandemic-ready new iteration of the Mercury Prize returns for 2020, here's a look back at all the past records that stole the crown.