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Prior to the incarnation of Blood Orange, Dev Hynes had worked as a respected songwriter for the likes of Florence and the Machine and The Chemical Brothers. After contributing to the indie-roc band Test Icicles until 2006, the singer and multi-instrumentalist began working on solo material, the fruit of which was his debut solo album “Falling Off the Lavender Bridge” released in January 2008. Released under the moniker Lightspeed Champion, the album features producer Mike Mogis, singer Emmy the Great, and pianist Nate Walcott, and peaked at No. 45 on the UK Albums Chart. The album, whilst not fairing too well in the charts, did wonders for Hynes’ niche popularity and he quickly developed a devoted following.
The full-length “Life Is Sweet! Nice to Meet You” followed in 2010, after which the singer dropped the Lightspeed moniker and began crafting his new wave synth-inspired, silky R&B groove. Blood Orange’s debut album “Coastal Grooves” arrived in 2011 on his consistent label Domino Records. Seen somewhat as a cult figure, the album promoted Hyne’s tasteful eccentricities, after which he began collaborating with Theophilius London, Florence & the Machine, Solange Knowles, among many other high-profile acts. The follow-up “Cupid Deluxe” arrive two years later in 2013 earning widespread and universal critical acclaim. Featuring contributions from Dirty Projectors’ Dave Longstreth, Chairlift’s Caroline Polachek, and Friends’ Samantha Urbani, the album was led by the singles “Chamakay”, “You’re Not Good Enough”, and “Time Will Tell”. In 2014 the singer-songwriter embarked on a limited tour, which included a well-recieved appearance at the year’s Coachella Festival.
Live-Bewertungen
Blood Orange, the brainchild of American born, London raised Devonte “Dev” Hynes, was the perfect performance to “escape” the heat. With a forty-five minute set-list that included a range of his songs and a few cover songs and lots of other options, I almost didn’t go see them. But talk about a good last minute choice.
Funk, the best word to describe the Blood Orange performance in the blistering heat of Coachella. The sun hit down on you making you feel a bit funky, maybe even smell a bit funky; but when you heard the funk of Elvis Presley’s “Heartbreak Hotel” coming from the stage, it was all completely worth it.
Because of the technical problems that the festival was having, it was a little hard to hear the vocals, but it seemed like an insignificant problem because the slap bass and guitar riffs more than made up for it. Plus the energy on the stage was so high that you completely forgot about everything else that was going on, just for a while. There were also a good amount of guest vocalists like Caroline Polacheck and Samantha (I forget exactly what he announced her full name as).
I unfortunately left early but not without feeling gutted about missing the end of their set.
Ellinoinsta
Blood Orange was absolutely amazing!!! He wowed the crowd and was so energetic even for having a brace on his knee! The one thing you can expect is that he will sure have surprises in store.
The show opened with Kindness and Dev brought him back out to play with him twice in his set. He also invited out Ms. Dita Von Teese to read one of his monologues which was absolutely incredible. The crowd was definitely into the entire show and even on slower songs the energy never died. Blood Orange has a great stage presence and is super interactive with the crowd. The show was at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel which is a smaller venue so the show was really intimate. Also before the show Kindness and Blood Orange did a Q&A which was really awesome. You can expect an awesome show anytime Blood Orange is involved! It is always worth it! Can't wait to catch him everytime he's in town!
Laurena22
If only Koko could deliver a venue experience to equal Dev Hynes.
Dev was amazing as per bar a strange encore choice that missed.
Sound check must not of happened as his spoken word and whispers were lost to the auditorium.
Finding a vantage point to enjoy the show was near impossible unless arriving an hour prior to show time.
Eelsy
The gig was everything I wanted it to be and more with a great support act that helped set the tone before the man himself graced the staged with a cheeky selfie grabbed as he watched the support warm-up.
More nights like this please!
stephane-rice-jones
Dev and his crew are SO GOOD life. Seriously adding to my "always see" concert list. Such an interesting genre-bending show. And you seriously can't beat the Roxy - it's my favorite venue in LA. Very intimate, with only 500 tickets sold.
meganhrussell
It was the best show I have been to in years. The show was sold out and every single person present was dancing like nobody was watching. If you have the chance to see Blood Orange live, run don't walk.
sean-atkinson-1
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. They have angelic voices, a beautiful set, and perfect instruments. I had never heard them before, but i downloaded their music as soon as the show was over. Im a fan!!!!
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