Music Profile Monday: Blood Orange

Dev Hynes continues to captivate listeners with his addicting, electrified, heart throbbing production.

Your heart literally pumps with the music, Dev Hynes’ vocals along with his production. Since 2009, Dev Hynes’ Blood Orange has consistently delivered amazing albums with each album defining a period of growth for him.

Dev Hynes’ Prince like vocals and soft electric beats blends beautiful stories about falling in love, the pain of heartbreak, and losing the part of your identity that makes you, yourself. The production of each song reaches into your soul, and you can feel the ecstasy laced background pull you deeper into listening. His overall sound could be defined as 80s heartbreak Prince with modern electronic music and whatever addictive ecstasy Hynes is putting in his tracks.

Going into his second decade working in music, Dev Hynes isn’t slowing down any time soon. You can find him as Devonté Hynes, Blood Orange, As Lightspeed Champion, or as a writer/producer for your other favourite artists such as A$AP Rocky, Mac Miller, Sky Ferreira, and Solange Knowles.

Best listened to in a dark room with changing lights, headphones (preferably noise cancelling), and just watch the lights. Warning, may make you cry.

Blood Orange Recommendations:

1. Best to You - Freetown Sound

2. Champagne Coast - Coastal Grooves

3. Bad Girls - Dinner