{"product_id":"trying-times-8704834639","title":"Trying Times (White Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eTrying 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThemes of reflection, both literally and metaphorically, run through the record's visual presentation, as Blake holds a mirror to the contradictions of modern connection - how we see ourselves, how we're seen by others, and what gets lost in between. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eIt's about the disorienting loop of joy and dread: feeling safe in love, yet knowing the bubble could burst at any moment; struggling to stay present while global anxiety and private doubt pull you in different directions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eA meditation on love, identity, and fragility in an age where the world feels balanced on a knife edge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eWhite Vinyl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e2 × LP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eStandard edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eRelease Date: March 13, 2026.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSKU: 8704834639\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"James Blake","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47339698716849,"sku":"8704834639","price":74.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/6869\/files\/RECORDS__0001_Layer60.jpg?v=1780474497","url":"https:\/\/www.highsandlows.net.au\/products\/trying-times-8704834639","provider":"HIGHS AND LOWS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}