"The Colour in Anything" is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter and producer James Blake, released on 6 May 2016 on Polydor Records. It serves as the follow-up to his Mercury Prize-winning 2013 album Overgrown. It features contributions from Justin Vernon and Frank Ocean, and additional production work by Rick Rubin.
In January 2015, Blake announced the album title to be Radio Silence. On April 28, social media posts by Blake and his label, 1-800 Dinosaur, reposted photos of a mural by children's novel illustrator Sir Quentin Blake (best known for his work with writer Roald Dahl) that hinted at the new album title The Colour in Anything, these were confirmed as the new title and artwork of his album several days later."The Colour in Anything" is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter and producer James Blake, released on 6 May 2016 on Polydor Records. It serves as the follow-up to his Mercury Prize-winning 2013 album Overgrown. It features contributions from Justin Vernon and Frank Ocean, and additional production work by Rick Rubin.
In January 2015, Blake announced the album title to be Radio Silence. On April 28, social media posts by Blake and his label, 1-800 Dinosaur, reposted photos of a mural by children's novel illustrator Sir Quentin Blake (best known for his work with writer Roald Dahl) that hinted at the new album title The Colour in Anything, these were confirmed as the new title and artwork of his album several days later.false2022-12-19 21:35:16The Colour in Anything620162016-05-062016-05-0676ElectronicLeftfieldSinger-SongwriterSoulFuture GarageArt PopAmbient PopAlternative R&B1127782263470617630b7-6261-4b65-9a95-f77e0ef80a338dc08b1f-e393-4f85-a5dd-300f7693a8b8bd166f52-cc11-4554-8045-ada94e6b2911James BlakeAlbumArtist/config/metadata/People/J/James Blake/folder.jpgJames BlakeArtist/config/metadata/People/J/James Blake/folder.jpgJames BlakeJames BlakeJames Blake Litherland (born 26 September 1988) is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer. He first gained recognition following the release of three extended plays—The Bells Sketch, CMYK and Klavierwerke—in 2010. He signed with A&M Records to release his self-titled debut album (2011) the following year, which was met with critical praise and peaked within the top ten of the UK Albums Chart. He then departed the label in favour of Republic Records, through which he released his second album, Overgrown (2013) to further critical and commercial success; it likewise peaked within the chart's top ten and moderately entered the US Billboard 200. His third album The Colour in Anything (2016) was followed by his 2018 single "King's Dead" (with Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar and Future), which peaked at number 50 on the UK Singles Chart and marked his first entry–at number 21–on the Billboard Hot 100. Its success foresaw the release of his fourth album, Assume Form (2019), which yielded his highest entry on both the UK Albums Chart and Billboard 200. His fifth and sixth albums, Friends That Break Your Heart (2021) and Playing Robots Into Heaven (2023) followed thereafter.
Along with recording, Blake has been involved in songwriting and production work for other artists. Often doing so with Oneohtrix Point Never, Dominic Maker, Justin Vernon or his partner Jameela Jamil, Blake has been credited on releases for Jay-Z, Kanye West, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Frank Ocean, Rosalía, JID, and Travis Scott. He has won a Mercury Prize from two nominations, two Grammy Awards from nine nominations—which include Best New Artist—a Latin Grammy Award, and three Brit Award nominations.