Devonté Hynes, who is better known as his stage name, Blood Orange, shared the music video for his brand new single, “Saint” today. The song appears on the artist’s fourth studio album, Negro Swan, which dropped this past Friday, August 24th. Hynes directed the music video which features appearances from Indya Moore (FX’s “Pose”), Kai the Black Angel, Ana Kraš, and others.
The video for “Saint” begins with a shot of the streets, it then moves upward into a studio pulling the focus to a hand on a keyboard as it opens the song. The rest of the clip is of Hynes performing the song in a home studio as friends gather around watching the magic unfold. It is an intimate gathering, and the visuals shows with multiple close-ups of fingers caressing instruments, moving keys on the soundboard. Friends watch as they eat pizza and smoke cigarettes, it is a gathering that fans of Hynes would love to join in on. Watch the music video for “Saint” down below.
Hynes previously shared videos for his songs “Charcoal Baby” and “Jewelry.” Negro Swan is available to stream and purchase digitally here. Fans can also purchase the Domino Mart deluxe double LP which is pressed on limited edition gold vinyl and includes double-sided 24 x 36 poster and comes with MP3s by clicking here. There is also an indie retail version available as a deluxe double LP and is pressed on Orange vinyl.
Hynes is gearing up to go on the road in support of Negro Swan. The upcoming Fall tour will begin September 14th with a performance at the Westward Music Festival in Vancouver. He will continue the tour making stops in cities like Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, Austin, London and much more. The tour will conclude on November 8th across the pond in Copenhagen. Hynes will also make multiple appearances at other Music Festivals throughout the tour including Life is Beautiful Festival in Las Vegas, Pitchfork Music Festival in Paris, Club to Club Festival in Turin and Iceland Airwaves Festival in Reykjavík. For the full itinerary, scroll down below.
Blood Orange Fall 2018 Tour Dates:
9/14 – Vancouver, BC – The Orpheum, Westward Music Festival
9/15 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre
9/16 – Portland, OR – Roseland
9/20 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theatre
9/21 Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre
9/22 – Las Vegas, NV – Downtown Las Vegas, Life is Beautiful Festival
9/26 – New York, NY – Central Park Summerstage
9/27 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
9/28 – Washington, DC – Lincoln Theatre
10/1 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
10/2 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
10/6 – Austin, TX – Zilker Park, Austin City Limits
10/13 – Austin, TX – Zilker Park, Austin City Limits
10/29 – London, UK – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
10/30 – Amsterdam, NL – Melkweg
11/2 – Paris, FR – Grande Halle de la Villette – Pitchfork Music Festival
11/3 – 11/4 – Turin, IT – Lingotto Fiere, Club To Club Festival
11/7 – Sat Nov 10 – Reykjavík, Iceland – Iceland Airwaves Festival
11/6 – Berlin, DE – Columbia Theatre
11/8 – Copenhagen, DK – The Grey Hall
Photo credit: Sharon Alagna
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