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Blood Orange: Negro Swan review – mercurial, woke, choppy R&B

2313 days ago
Guardian Music(Domino)While Blood Orange is ostensibly a solo moniker for pop polymath Dev Hynes – his second after Lightspeed Champion’s mopey indie-pop – it has always represented more of a collective. Like 2016’s excellent Freetown S... more info

Stream Blood Orange’s New Album Negro Swan

2313 days ago
StereogumBack in July, Dev Hynes announced the forthcoming release of the new Blood Orange full-length Negro Swan, the follow-up to 2016’s acclaimed Freetown Sound . Soon after that he shared singles "Charcoal Baby" and "Jewelry" on the same day, but the r... more info

Blood Orange’s “Vulture Baby” Is Almost Certainly About Miley Cyrus

2313 days ago
StereogumDev Hynes is releasing Negro Swan, his new album as Blood Orange, tomorrow. On the album is a track titled "Vulture Baby" and, in an interview with Pitchfork , Hynes gave some insight on what the song was about. more info

Review: Devonté Hynes displays a radical sensitivity on Blood Orange's 'Negro Swan'

2313 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissGiven Devonté Hynes’ impressive trajectory over the last few years — from respected indie-rock artisan to trusted collaborator of pop stars like Solange and Kylie Minogue — perhaps it shouldn’t come as a surprise to fin... more info

Review: Devonté Hynes displays a radical sensitivity on Blood Orange's 'Negro Swan'

2313 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentGiven Devonté Hynes’ impressive trajectory over the last few years — from respected indie-rock artisan to trusted collaborator of pop stars like Solange and Kylie Minogue — perhaps it shouldn’t come as a surprise to fin... more info

Metropolis announce Mac Demarco, Roisin Murphy, Blood Orange, Young Fathers & more

2314 days ago
Nialler9 Metropolis Festival have announced the next round of acts to play the festival in the RDS on October 27th and 28th. The names are: Mac Demarco Roisin Murphy Blood Orange Young Fathers Grandbrothers The Black Madonna Gwenno That list adds to the... more info

Album Review: Blood Orange Realizes a Grand Vision on Negro Swan

2314 days ago
Consequence of SoundAn album about finding family and forging a place for yourself in a world where you’re told you don’t belong. more info

Premature Evaluation: Blood Orange Negro Swan

2314 days ago
Stereogum"People try to put us down by saying 'she's doing the most' or 'he's way too much,' but why would we want to do the least?" Janet Mock asks in the opening minute of "Jewelry," one of the lead singles from Blood Orange's new album Negro Swan. The inte... more info

Empress Of – “When I’m With Him” Video

2314 days ago
StereogumLorely Rodriguez, the fire that fuels the introspective pop project Empress Of, released her debut album, Me, back in 2015. In the years since, she's collaborated with artists like Blood Orange, DJDS, and Darkstar, and released a one-off single. This... more info

Dev Hynes: ‘Puff Daddy somehow got my number… it was pretty strange’

2318 days ago
Guardian MusicThe east London musician talks about his album Negro Swan – and why he prefers playing football to being on stageDevonté Hynes – Dev for short – was born in 1985 and raised in Ilford, east London. In the mid-2000s he was part... more info

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