James Blake working on new album with Kanye West and Bon Iver
16 June 2014, 10:40
| Written by
Luke Morgan Britton
Performing at Bonnaroo festival over the weekend, James Blake took some time out to discuss his next album with Billboard.
In the video interview (streaming below), Blake revealed that his follow-up to the Mercury Prize-winning Overgrown may feature Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, Kanye West and one more secret collaborator. Blake also bemoaned the Italy v England result, of course.
You can watch both the interview and Blake’s Bonnaroo set in full beneath:
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