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He Lost All Hope After His Mother Died. Then a Random Song Saved His Career

In his grief, Blood Orange lost faith in music. His new album Essex Honey shows how he recaptured it.

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Few artists justify the worn-out adjective "genre-transgressive" like Devonté Hynes, who over the course of more than 20 years as an artist has moved from punk funk to folk pop to r'n'b and indie. On the new "Essex honey", Blood Orange filters memories of his childhood in England through his New York sound.

·Stockholm, Sweden
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The songwriter Devonté Hynes (of his real name) grew up in the Essex region of the United Kingdom. He excelled in this eclectic opus, written in mourning.

Dev Hynes reconnects to his English roots on Essex Honey, his fifth album under the name Blood Orange. A melancholy, orchestral folk, brilliantly produced and refined arrangements. After more than ten years of raining and the beautiful New York art-pop season, Dev Hynes reconnects to his English roots on Essex Honey, his fifth album under the name Blood Orange. A melancholy, orchestral folk, brilliantly produced and refined arrangements.

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Dagens Nyheter. broke the news in Stockholm, Sweden on Monday, September 1, 2025.
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