Despite Wilson’s comments alluding to leaving the band in 2014, he was seen in recording sessions with Geffen and Parsons in June 2015
In January 2015, it was announced that Geffen and Alan Parsons were recording and performing together for a future Blackfield album.
Blackfield toured in support of the album in February 2014, with Wilson being present for all performances.
On 29 January 2014, Wilson announced his intention to quit the band after the European tour, due to his increasingly tight schedule with his solo career and upcoming projects.
On 9 June 2013, it was announced that the album would be titled Blackfield IV , and its release date would be 26 August 2013.
On 25 February 2013, Wilson released his third solo album, The Raven That Refused to Sing , of which some copies contained a compilation sampler disc of music made by artists on the record label Kscope; one track was a new Blackfield song, “Pills”, taken from the forthcoming album.
At the end of November 2012, Geffen said he was aiming for an April 2013 release. Wilson reiterated that he sang and played guitar on several tracks, but “much less than before”, that Geffen was able to get “a bunch of great singers to contribute to the record, some of…
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In a September 2012 interview with Discord Magazine, Wilson reiterated his stance with Blackfield, stating:
On 14 June 2012, Geffen announced he was in the final mixing stages of the album with Wilson.
On 29 and 30 January, both Geffen and Wilson were in the studio working on vocals and guitar for the then-untitled fourth album.