MusicNewsBlood 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. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREBloodz Boi: The humble godfather of Chinese underground rapA rare interview with POiSON GiRL FRiEND, dream pop’s future seerNigeria’s Blaqbonez is rapping to ‘beat his high score’Inside Erika de Casier’s shimmering R&B universe ‘Rap saved my life’: A hazy conversation with MIKE and Earl Sweatshirt7 essential albums by the SoulquariansIs AI really the future of music?The KPop Demon Hunters directors on fan theories and a potential sequelplaybody: The club night bringing connection back to the dancefloorAn interview with IC3PEAK, the band Putin couldn’t silenceFrost Children answer the dA-Zed quizThe 5 best features from PinkPantheress’ new remix album