James Blake announces North American tour, promises new album this year

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Earlier this week Coachella announced their lineup and the eagle-eyed amongst you might have noticed a certain Englishman amongst all the other heavy-hitters on the poster. 2012 was a reasonably quiet year for James Blake, but he’ll be back in full swing with an album this year. He is at the moment “preparing to unveil the details” of his second full length.

Before that though, he’ll be adding to those two Coachella dates with a full North American tour lasting a month and spanning most of the continent. Those of you who make it out might just get to hear some of that new material while it’s nice and fresh.

Check out the dates below.

4/16 San Francisco, CA The Mezzanine
4/17 San Francisco, CA The Mezzanine
4/18 Santa Cruz, CA Rio Theater
4/23 Seattle, WA Neptune
4/24 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
4/25 Vancouver, BC Commodore
4/27 Salt Lake City, UT Depot
4/28 Denver, CO Ogden Theater
4/29 Kansa City, MO Liberty Hall
5/1 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
5/2 Chicago, IL Metro
5/3 Detroit, MI Majestic Theater
5/4 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall
5/6 Montreal, QB Metropolis
5/8 Boston, MA House of Blues
5/9 New York, NY Terminal 5
5/11 Philadelphia, PA TLA
5/12 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
5/13 Chapel Hill, NC Cat’s Cradle
5/14 Atlanta, GA Masquerade