Blood Orange Returns With Propulsive New Song ‘The Field’

Blood Orange (Devonté Hynes) unveiled a sprawling single entitled “The Field.” The track is Hynes’ first new music using the Blood Orange moniker in three years.

Produced and written by Hynes, “The Field” features contributions from The Durutti Column, Tariq Al-Sabir, Daniel Cesar and longtime Blood Orange collaborators Caroline Polachek and Eva Tolkin. Dev Hynes also directed the video that accompanied his new song.

Dev Hynes spent the past few years touring, producing other artists and composing the score for the Broadway play JOB. Hynes’ last Blood Orange release was his acclaimed 2022 EP Four Songs.

Gentle piano melodies clash with rapid percussion rhythms, while orchestral arrangements drift in and out of the composition. Watch Blood Orange’s “The Field” video below:

A press release for “The Field” hinted at more Blood Orange music to come. This fall, Hynes will mix festival appearances with performances supporting Lorde.