As he wrapped up his headlining set on Fuji Rock's White Stage last July, even James Blake seemed amazed by how far he'd come. But 2013 is shaping up to be a massive year for the producer-songwriter: by the time he returns to these shores in June, he'll have released his eagerly anticipated sophomore album, Overgrown – a record that looks set to expand on the stark, digital soul peddled on his eponymous 2011 debut (check tantalising lead single 'Retrograde' below). Blake enjoys a particularly close relationship with his fans here, even attempting to do all of his between-song patter in Japanese when he played at Fuji (he didn't manage it, but he made a damn good try). Tickets for this Studio Coast date go on sale on March 16.
