J ames Blake is feeling back at home in London. He and longtime partner Jameela Jamil made the move in 2025 after living in Los Angeles for 11 years — almost the amount of time that Blake, 37, has been one of the music industry’s most potent secret weapons, having worked with everyone from Beyoncé to Bon Iver. He’s in New York on a press run for his album Trying Times, a collection that finds him at his most confident musically and offers an introspective view of the world we’re in. Sonically,