Blood Orange announces new album details

Blood Orange, aka Dev Hynes, will release his sophomore album Cupid Deluxe on 18 November.

Anita Awbi
  • By Anita Awbi
  • 3 Oct 2013
  • min read
The album was produced by Hynes in his adopted hometown of New York City, mixed by Jimmy Douglass, and features guest appearances by David Longstreth (Dirty Projectors), Caroline Polachek (Chairlift), Samantha Urbani (Friends), Clams Casino, Despot, Adam Bainbridge (Kindness) and Skepta.

Cupid Deluxe is the follow up to Hynes’ debut as Blood Orange, 2011’s Coastal Grooves.  Since that album’s release, Hynes has written and produced music for the likes of Solange, Sky Ferreira and MKS.

Here, Hynes talks to Karley Slutever about the album, its influences and main themes.

Above picture credit: Stacey Mark