“Big Hammer” is available now

Gearing up for another pivotal creative chapter, Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer James Blake has released “Big Hammer,” with accompanying music video directed by Oscar Hudson (Radiohead, Bonobo). The track is the debut single from Blake’s forthcoming, sixth studio album Playing Robots Into Heaven which will be released on September 8th via Republic records.

Playing Robots Into Heaven follows the critically acclaimed Friends That Break Your Heart – Blake’s highest charting album in the UK to date – and will see the UK pop star once again return to the electronic roots of his Hessle, Hemlock and R&S records days. It will also nod to his latest creation, the CMYK event series with Ronda INTL which kicked off in LA last March and will be coming to London on July 6th. All the CMYK events over the past year have sold out within minutes and have featured appearances from special guests including, Steve Lacy, Channel Tres and HAii, to name a few.

To mark the release of the album, Blake will be embarking on a headline international tour, with dates in the UK, Europe and North America. Kicking off at the Fabrique in Milan on September 18th it will see Blake travel to his home town in London for an Alexandra Palace show on September 28th, before wrapping up in Los Angeles on October 19th.

Tickets will be available starting with an artist presale beginning today (Wed, June 28th) at noon ET/9 am PT. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on sale beginning on Friday, June 30th at 10 am local time.

  1. Asking To Break
  2. Loading
  3. Tell Me
  4. Fall Back
  5. He’s Been Wonderful
  6. Big Hammer
  7. I Want You To Know
  8. Night Sky
  9. Fire The Editor
  10. If You Can Hear Me
  11. Playing Robots Into Heaven

James Blake 2023 Tour Dates:

Sept 18 – Milan, Italy @ Fabrique
Sept 21 – Brussels, Belgium @ Forest National Club
Sept 22 – Paris, France @ L’Olympia
Sept 24 – Berlin, Germany @ UFO im Velodrom
Sept 26 – Tilburg, Netherlands @ 013
Sept 28 – London, UK @ Alexandra Palace
Oct 3 – Atlanta, GA @ Coca Cola Roxy
Oct 5 – Queens, NY @ Knockdown Center
Oct 9 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Oct 10 – Montreal, QC, @ Canada L’Olympia
Oct 12 – Toronto, ON, @ Canada Rebel
Oct 14 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
Oct 16 – San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic Theater
Oct 19 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery