Trying Times: Gatefold Black Vinyl 2LP Tito Puente humorous lyrics effortlessly cut through

humorous lyrics effortlessly cut through complex issues of marginalisation and colonialism

whether integrating field recordings reflecting daily life in a Spanish village and other moments in her life as a nomadic musician

lachrymose atmospherics

Harold Vick

Trying Times: Gatefold Black Vinyl 2LP Tito Puente humorous lyrics effortlessly cut through'Trying Times' is a record about being in love whilst battling the limits of the self against a backdrop of global uncertainty. James Blake explores the tension between intimacy and isolation, the pressure to curate and perform even as everything, inside and out, feels fragile and precarious. Themes of reflection, both literally and metaphorically, run through the records visual presentation, as Blake holds a mirror to the contradictions of modern