James Blake is currently working on the follow-up to 2013's Overgrown, and fans will be pleased to know that there is a good possibility of Kanye West appearing on the record. The album, which has yet to be titled, could arrive as early as April, the singer told the Miami New Times.
"I have a lot of respect for [Kanye], for what he has been releasing for years," Blake said. "We haven't done a great deal of work in the same room yet, but we've done a few things, kind of helped each other with our own music. In terms of the actual collaboration for this record, it looks like we should be able to get something done. I know that there's a specific song I would like him to be on, and if he can do that by the time my record comes out, that would be fantastic."
The release is coming along, with Blake saying he is more than halfway done with it.
"I'm probably about 70 percent done with it. I'm working hard and doing my best — I'm aware that people want to hear this record, so I'm not being complacent," he added. "I should hope that [the new album] will be a step on, as much as the second one was to the first. I guess I've taken a focus on the songwriting again, even more closely, and I'm dabbling in some different production techniques, things I've developed."
Overgrown, Blake's second studio effort, made it to No. 32 on the Billboard 200 chart and No. 1 on the Dance/Electronic Albums list. It was fueled by tracks like "Retrograde," "Life Round Here" and the title song.
Blake premiered some new music over the summer on his BBC Radio 1 show.
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