Brooklyn Vegan — Empress Of plays Saturday at Central Park SummerStage, a free show with Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Klaus Johann Grobe. Continue reading… more info

DrownedInSound — Suddenly Freetown Sound has stopped being just a Very Good Record, and become a vital one more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — SEEN ON THE SCENE: A recent sighting at the SPiN Chicago ping pong social club (co-founded by Oscar winner Susan Sarandon) was Cubs pitcher Jason Hammel, joined by his wife, Elissa. … Speaking of SPiN, Brit singer-songwriter Blood Orange and the Am... more info

Nialler9 — Kelsey Lu is a North Carolinian cellist and singer/songwriter who has just released an EP (Church) of orchestrally-arranged ambient folk music on True Panther. Comparisons to Alice Coltrane and Bat For Lashes, Lu’s music leans into the avant-... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — FYF After Dark includes shows from Beach House, Wolf Parade, Blood Orange, Julien Baker, Sheer Mag, one with DIIV/Wild Nothing/Alex G, one with Saves the Day/Hop Along, and more... Continue reading… more info

Nialler9 — Follow the Nialler9 New Music playlist on Spotify. This week’s additions include new songs from Metronomy, Shura, Agnes Obel, Trentmoller, DJ Shadow and Flores. Check out the Songs of the week Soundcloud playlist. 1. Blood Orange – ‘Best ... more info

KEXP Seattle — There’s some pretty great releases for a holiday weekend, like the third LP from Dev Hynes — a.k.a. Blood Orange. KEXP Music Director Don Yates calls the album “another masterful set of expansive, moody R&B blended with funk, synth-pop and... more info

Consequence of Sound — A bold, uncompromising statement against oppression and a striking representation of society's struggles. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Bat For Lashes' The Bride, Blood Orange's Freetown Sound, and Martha's Blisters in the Pit of My Heart are the three new releases I can most recommend this week. Reissues include vinyl editions of albums by Oasis (Don't Believe... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — In 2014, Devonte Hynes of Blood Orange wore a shirt to his set at Lollapalooza that listed the names of black people killed by police in recent years. Hours later, he claimed he and girlfriend Samantha Urbani were assaulted by security guards at the ... more info