Music / NewsBlood Orange releases new album three days earlyDev Hynes describes Freetown Sound as ‘an album about my life, my upbringing, being black in England, being black in America’ShareLink copied ✔️June 28, 2016MusicNewsTextSelim Bulut Dev Hynes has released Freetown Sound, his third album as Blood Orange, three days earlier than expected, and shared a video for its lead single “Augustine”. Originally set for release on July 1, Freetown Sound features guest turns from artists and speakers including Blondie’s Debbie Harry, Ian Isiah, Nelly Furtado, Ta-Nehisi Coates and Carly Rae Jepsen, as well as quotes from De La Soul, Vince Staples and more. Its title refers to Freetown, Sierra Leone, where Hynes’ father was born. The album explores issues of race, gender and sexism across its 17 songs, with Hynes describing the record in a press release as “an album about my life, my upbringing, being black in England, being black in America... my movement to this country at the age of 21, the same age that my mother moved from Guyana to London, and my father from Sierra Leone to London.” Watch the video for “Augustine” above, and listen to the full album below. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORECorridos tumbados: A guide to Mexico’s most controversial music genreSekou is the 21-year-old baritone making 70s soul cool again Dsquared2Dsquared2 turns up the Heated Rivalry at Milan Fashion WeekDon’t Be Dumb: The top 5 features on A$AP Rocky’s new album The rise of ‘Britainicana’: How Westside Cowboy are reshaping UK indieR!R!Riot is Taiwan’s pluggnb princessWhen did UK underground rap get so Christian? Why listening parties are everywhere right nowA night out with Feng, the ‘positive punk’ of UK UgDoppel-gäng gäng gäng: 7 times artists used body doublesWesley Joseph is the Marty Supreme of R&B (only nicer) How Turnstile are reinventing hardcore for the internet ageEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy