Album Rankings for 2016

Another year, another list because everyone loves lists.

Blood Orange - Freetown Sound Review

I'd like to think that Dev Hynes' personal revelation that he's actually black was something like Richard Pryor's discovery in See No Evil, Hear No Evil. Of course it was probably never that funny. For years, Hynes' old project of Lightspeed Champion literally championed ode's of nerdom and lovelorn lust...and occasionally complaining at why his best friends were listening to crunk.

Album Ratings for 2013

Another year; another list of album’s I either managed to review or ones I intended to, going so far to score them but never getting there. I ran into two albums that ranked a nine (a first!) but album of the year goes to Sigur Rós with Queens of the Stone Age in a close second.

So enjoy this long list of titles and numbers and have an awesome start to 2014.

Blood Orange - Coastal Grooves Review

Dev Hynes’ repertoire has taken us from noise punk with Test Icicles (a band apparently ahead of it’s time) and Lightspeed Champion; a self confessed experimental project where Hynes can combine catchy folk tunes with lyrics that go from terrible hangovers to playing The Legend of Zelda.

After spending last year wallowing in self pity due to some unfortunate critical bashing (Life is Sweet! Nice to Meet You was for me, one of the best records of 2010), producing Diane Vickers new album, hanging out with Solange Knowles and Jay-Z, Hynes has still found time to release his debut album under new banner Blood Orange; which after two years of sporadic demos has finally seen full releases of several old favourites and new songs.