Coastal Grooves is the debut studio album by Blood Orange.[1] It was released August 30, 2011 under Domino Recording Company. The album featured no guest appearances and was produced by Ariel Rechtshaid in Los Angeles.[2] Domino Record Company describes the album as highlighting the glamour and drama of New York City in the 1980s.[2]
| Coastal Grooves | ||||
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| Released | 8 August 2011 | |||
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| Label | Domino | |||
| Producer | Ariel Rechtshaid | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Loud and Quiet | (7/10)[5] |
| Pitchfork Media | (5.9/10)[6] |
Music
editThe album incorporates stylistic elements of indie rock, baroque pop, folk, contemporary R&B, jazz, soul, and electronic music. By fusing many of these elements together, Blood Orange captures sounds of grooviness, reverbed guitar lines, and piano synths to create music that is described as being a part of a post-punk atmosphere.[7][1] In a November 2013 article Complex magazine listed the album's cover as one of the "50 Best Pop Album Covers of the Past Five Years", also stating that Hynes was "inspired by transgender icons, like Octavia St. Laurent while he was wrapping production on the LP." In the music video for "I'm Sorry We Lied," produced by Domino Recording Company and directed by Abteen Bagheri in 2012, the story follows Blood Orange and a woman's night life adventure in New York City. Aside from "I'm Sorry We Lied," Many works on the album are also said to be inspired by the after-hours environment of NYC.[7] In 2010, Blood Orange underwent throat surgery and as a result, the album is sung mainly in falsetto.[8]
Commercial Performance
editThe track "Champagne Coast" went viral on social media platform TikTok during July of 2024, and topped the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart later in the same month. The song also entered the Hot Alternative Songs chart at number 15, with almost 6 million streams.
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Devonté Hynes
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Forget It" | 3:56 |
| 2. | "Sutphin Boulevard" | 3:33 |
| 3. | "I'm Sorry We Lied" | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Can We Go Inside Now?" | 3:51 |
| 5. | "S'cooled" | 3:10 |
| 6. | "Complete Failure" | 3:35 |
| 7. | "Instantly Blank (The Goodness)" | 2:53 |
| 8. | "The Complete Knock" | 5:03 |
| 9. | "Are You Sure You're Really Busy?" | 4:21 |
| 10. | "Champagne Coast" | 4:52 |
| 11. | "Said No" (iTunes bonus track) | 4:54 |
Personnel
edit- Devonté Hynes – vocals, music, lyrics, production, guitar, keyboards, bass, percussion, drums
- Ariel Rechtshaid - production, percussion, mixing, engineering
- Nedelle Torrisi - additional vocals (2,7)
- Justin Meldal-Johnsen - bass
- Chris Rakestraw - additional engineering
- Garrett Ray - drums
- Howie Weinberg - mastering
- David Schiffman - mixing
- Brian Lantelme - photography
Reception
editThe album has a rating of 72/100 on Metacritic based on 18 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews.[9][10] A reviewer for Pitchfork wrote that Coastal Grooves omits catchy choruses and melodies in favor of stark guitar lines and seductive mumbling but ultimately gave the album a rating of a 5.9/10.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Blood Orange: Coastal Grooves Album Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Coastal Grooves". Domino USA. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Coastal Grooves Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Rappaport, Polly. "Blood Orange: Coastal Grooves". Loud and Quiet. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork.
- ^ a b "Album Review: Blood Orange – Coastal Grooves". Consequence of Sound. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Blood Orange Quiet Riot". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ Coastal Grooves by Blood Orange, retrieved 5 December 2017
- ^ "Dev Hynes Wants To Know What It Feels Like To Be Free". NPR.org. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
External links
edit- Official Tumblr Page Archived 24 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- Official Soundcloud Page
- Official YouTube Channel