James Blake at SWG3: A Long Set That Swings Between the Song and the Club
At SWG3 in Glasgow, James Blake moved between guitar-led songs, reinvented covers and a long, hard turn toward the dancefloor. The room stayed quiet for most of it.
Artist
James Blake
9 stories on ROMBO
Travis Scott Directs ‘When I’m Home’ Video from The Odyssey
The rapper steps behind the camera for the end-credit track’s visual, marking his latest shift toward filmmaking alongside his acting debut.
Ludwig Göransson Brought Bronze Age Instruments and Travis Scott to Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’
The composer’s third collaboration with Christopher Nolan balances ancient lyres and gongs with modern production—and a closing track featuring Scott and James Blake.
How James Blake Got Leonard Cohen’s Son to Clear a Sample for “Death of Love”
The rarity of a Cohen sample, a dub siren from Mala, and the Titanic’s SOS: inside one of the most textured tracks on James Blake’s new album.
BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend Lands in Sunderland, Documented by Sophie Vaughan
The long-running pop festival moved north this summer, bringing a lineup that read like a snapshot of the genre’s current fault lines. Photographer Sophie Vaughan captured the weekend as it happened.
Lola Young Brings James Blake Collab to the Stage for the First Time at Radio 1’s Big Weekend
The performance of “From Down Here” came a day after its release, with Young later joining Blake’s set for a song from his new album. The two sets showed how their recent work overlaps.
Lola Young Returns from Hiatus with James Blake-Produced Single ‘From Down Here’
The singer steps back into view with a track written the day after the GRAMMYs, following an onstage collapse and a sold-out London show.
James Blake Withdraws Production Credit from Kanye West's Bully
The artist has formally requested his name be removed from the track "This One Here," stating the final version diverges from his original work.
James Blake and Kim Gordon Turn the Same Release Week Into Two Very Different Arguments About Modern Music
James Blake’s Trying Times and Kim Gordon’s Play Me arrive in the same March release week, placing two radically different artistic languages into one unusually sharp conversation about independence, noise, authorship, and cultural presence in 2026.