Blood Orange - Freetown Sound - Vinyl LP Record

Double vinyl LP pressing, includes digital download. For well over a decade, Devont Hynes has proven himself a virtuoso of versatility, experimenting with almost every conceivable musical genre under a variety of monikers. After moving to New York City in the mid-2000s, Hynes became Blood Orange, plumming the oeuvres of the city's musical legends to create a singular style of urgent, delicate pop music. Freetown Sound, which follows 2011's Coastal Grooves and 2013's breakthrough Cupid Deluxe, builds upon everything Hynes has done as an artist, resulting in the most expansive artistic statement of his career. Drawing from a deep well of techniques and references, the album unspools like a piece of theater, evoking unexpected communions of moods, voices, and eras. Freetown Sound derives it's name from the birthplace of Hynes' father, the capital of Sierra Leone. Thematically, it is profoundly personal and unapologetically political, touching on issues of race, religion, sex, and sexism over 17 shimmering songs. Each song echoes into another, with leitmotifs carefully stitched throughout, yielding a sound palette that gently recalls elastic funk, slinky R&B, and pure pop, but resisting easy categorization.

Track list:

A1. By Ourselves
A2. Augustine
A3. Chance
A4. Best To You
A5. With Him

B1. E.V.P
B2. Love Ya
B3. But You
B4. Desiree

C1. Hands Up
C2. Hadron Collider
C3. Squash Squash
C4. Juicy 1-4

D1. Better Than Me
D2. Thank You
D3. I Know
D4. Better Numb