Today, producer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, songwriter, and vocalist Devonté Hynes aka Blood Orange has released the first two songs/videos from his forthcoming fourth album, Negro Swan, released via Domino on August 24, 2018.
“Jewelry” was directed by Hynes, and stars Janet Mock, Kai the Black Angel, and Ian Isiah, among others. “Charcoal Baby” was directed by Crack Stevens. Negro Swan was written and produced by Hynes. Says Hynes:
“My newest album is an exploration into my own and many types of black depression, an honest look at the corners of black existence, and the ongoing anxieties of queer/people of color. A reach back into childhood and modern traumas, and the things we do to get through it all. The underlying thread through each piece on the album is the idea of HOPE, and the lights we can try to turn on within ourselves with a hopefully positive outcome of helping others out of their darkness.”
Watch “Jewelry” and “Charcoal Baby” below.
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