Lola Young Releases 'From Down Here' With James Blake and Jameela Jamil

Lola Young is back. The UK singer just dropped "From Down Here," her first new music since her third album I'm Only F*king Myself* and her Grammy win for Best Pop Solo Performance for "Messy." The track is a direct product of that Grammy moment: Young says a wave of inspiration hit her the day after the ceremony, and she went straight to the studio.

The collaborators here are notable. James Blake co-wrote and co-produced the track alongside his partner Jameela Jamil and Dominic Maker of Mount Kimbie, two of his most consistent creative partners. Blake's production fingerprints are all over this one, and pairing that sound with Young's voice makes a lot of sense on paper.

What the 'From Down Here' Collab Means for Lola Young's Next Chapter

Young's road to this release wasn't smooth. She fainted during her All Things Go set last fall not long after the album dropped, then went on hiatus. The Grammy win in January was a real turning point, and this song feels like the announcement that she's steering her career in a new direction on her own terms. Her own words in the press release put it plainly: she's rewriting the next chapter because the old one would've been a boring book anyway.

The song arrives ahead of a full touring run. Young plays two nights at O2 Academy Brixton in London in June, with UK dates in Manchester, Birmingham, and Glasgow leading up to that. On the festival side, she's on the lineup for both iterations of All Things Go this fall in New York and Columbia, MD, plus two Austin City Limits dates in October.

For independent artists and producers watching this trajectory, there's a real lesson in how Young is building momentum. She won a Grammy, took time away to recover, and came back with a studio session that speaks for itself creatively rather than chasing a commercial follow-up. The Blake and Jamil collab signals she's moving in a more experimental, collaborative direction, and it's a strong opening move for whatever comes next.

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