The follow-up to Rōnin, released in 2021, the mixtape is a collaboration with producer, singer and multi-instrumentalist Miink, with whom James has worked since 2015.
Rōnin II includes 8 new reconstructions and two brand new tracks 'The Way Back Home' and 'Instability: Closer Than You Will Ever Be', and stars Michael Kiwanuka, Mark Lanegan, ESKA, Miink, Liela Moss, Keaton Henson, Dhani Harrison, Elliott Power, Philip Sheppard, Callum Finn, Wil Malone, YSÉE, and more.
The artwork features photography by long-time UNKLE collaborators Warren Du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones, and designs from Toshiya Horiuchi of 7STARS Design, as well as Studio:UNKLE.
Released: January 2026
Cat: SFTDLPV004XP
Label: Songs For The Def
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Tracklist
1. 再登場
2. The Way Back Home (Rōnin / Original)
3. On My Knees (Rōnin / Revisited) [Feat. Michael Kiwanuka]
4. Exodus (Rōnin / Revisited) [Feat. ESKA]
5. Farewell (Rōnin / Revisited) [Feat. YSÉE, ESKA, Elliott Power, Keaton Henson, Liela Moss, Miink, Dhani Harrison & Steven Young]
6. Ar.Mour (Rōnin Def Mix) [Feat. Elliott Power & Miink]
7. Looking For The Rain (Rōnin Reconstruction) [Feat. Mark Lanegan & ESKA]
8. Arm’s Length (Rōnin / Club) [Feat. Elliott Power, Miink & Callum Finn]
9. Nothing To Give (Rōnin Reconstruction) [Feat. Elliott Power & Miink]
10. Sonata (Rōnin Reconstruction) [Feat. Keaton Henson]
11. Instability: Closer Than You Will Ever Be (Rōnin / Original) [Feat. Callum Finn]