Dev Hynes AKA Blood Orange announces the release of his album in 6 years- Essex Honey. Lorde, Caroline Polachek, and Turnstile’s Brendan Yates all feature.

It explores themes of family grief, England, and the healing, communal power of music throughout a lifetime. Lyrically, the album is diaristic yet communal, existing in the haze of memory that often follows a loss. Musically, this is reflected sonically through analog recordings, recurring cello motifs, nods to earlier Blood Orange projects, and various musical interpolations from Hynes' youth. Sonically, the album includes an array of arrangements and instruments like the acoustic guitar with a punk distortion and melodic ethereal tones that were woven into his dreams as a kid growing up in Essex, imagining his future. Essex Honey features contributions from The Durutti Column, Mustafa, Caroline Polachek, Daniel Caesar, Lorde, Zadie Smith, Tirzah, Brendan Yates (Turnstile), and Mabe Fratti.

Dev Hynes career is one of exploration, experimentation and learning. He's played with, written for and produced some of the biggest artists in the world taking him into the orbit of some of the largest festivals and organisations, growing with every artistic collaboration. This album is a perfect introduction into his musical vision.

By Matt