Negro Swan
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"Orlando" is the opening track to Blood Orange's sixth studio album "Negro Swan". For an interview with Pitchfork in which he spoke about each song on "Negro Swan", Dev Hynes provided insight into the opening track: Pitchfork: This eases listeners into the album in a very gentle way. Dev Hynes: That one’s interesting because it’s the first and only time I tried an experiment that was like: What would Marvin Gaye do? He would have his words written and know a refrain or two, but everything else was a one-take, just creating melodies up. Read more on Last.fm.

Blood Orange is an alias of Devonté Hynes also known as Lightspeed Champion and member of the now defunct Test Icicles. His first release under the 'Blood Orange' moniker was in June 2009 via his personal blog. 'Said No' and 'Champagne Coast' appeared as a ltd. 7" bonus disc for the fourth release on Rise's album of the month club. 500 copies pressed on orange-coloured vinyl. 'Sutphin Boulevard' was the first release through Domino Recording Co., the label that would release the first album offering, 'Coastal Grooves', on August 8th 2011. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.