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The track, which was written and produced by Dev Hynes, also features The Durutti Column, Tariq Al-Sabir, Daniel Cesar, and longtime BloodOrange-collaborators Caroline Polacheck and Eva Tolkin.
The Field comes amidst a monumental few years for Blood Orange, whose influence continues to reverberate throughout culture. In 2022, he opened 15 shows at Madison Square Garden for the one and only Harry Styles, in addition to music directing Styles’ Grammy performance of Watermelon Sugar (in which he also played bass).
The track is a slow-burning, string soaked classic that bursts into life at around 1.50mins with spidery hi-hats and hand claps flittering into view. If this one doesn't hit you square in the 'feels' are you even alive? Polacheck's vocals are incredible and the whole piece coalesces into a piece that tugs at the heartstrings in a way that Mike Skinner used to do. It is, to put it blunt, perfect for those lonely, silent tears that end with a wipe, a sigh and a smile.
Hynes has spent the last three years selling out shows internationally performing his own classical compositions in London, Sydney, Toronto, and more, while also scoring films like Paul Schrader’s Master Gardener and shows for acclaimed fashion house Marni twice a season.
In 2024, Hynes won a Latin Grammy for his production on the Nathy Peluso song “El Día Que Perdí Mi Juventud” and saw his own song - “Champagne Coast,” from his first album Coastal Grooves - go gold following a massive viral run on TikTok. This year, he produced songs on the forthcoming Lorde album, Virgin, appeared on the new Turnstile album, Never Enough, and will open select shows for both all over the globe this fall.
The Field is Blood Orange at his absolute best. And if you don't take our word for it, Steps and Lucy have given the track plenty of airplay over the last week.
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