James Blake has announced his new album. Friends ThatBreak Your Heart, which follows the 2020 EPs Before and Covers and 2019 album Assume Form, will be out on October 10. Today he shared the video for a new single. The visual for “Say What You Will” is played by the musician, songwriter and producer Finneas. Blake has also announced a tour that will take him across the United States this fall. Find these dates and watch the video below.
“The song is about finding peace with who you are and where you are, no matter how well other people seem to be doing,” Blake said in a statement on “Say What You Will”. “Comparison really is the thief of joy.”
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Friends who break your heart:
01 Famous Last Words
02 Life is not the same
03 Come back [ft. SZA]
04 funeral
05 Frozen [ft. J.I.D and SwaVay]
06 I’m so blessed you are mine
07 feet forward
08 show me [ft. Monica Martin]
09 Say what you want
10 nights of lost angels
11 friends who break your heart
12 When I’m unsure
Artwork by Miles Johnston
James Blake:
9 am-4pm San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park
19.09. San Francisco, CA – Greek Theater
09-21 Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
09-22 Seattle, WA – Paramount Theater
09-25 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl Hollywood
09-28 Denver, CO – The Fillmore
09-30 Minneapolis, MN – The State Theater
10-02 Detroit, MI – Fillmore Auditorium
10-03 Chicago, IL – Chicago Theater
10-06 Boston, MA – Boch Center Wang Theater
10-08 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia
10-09 New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall
10-12 Washington, DC – The Anthem
10-14 Charlotte, NC – Belk Theater at the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
10-15 Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
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