Blood Orange – Forget It Single Review

A few years ago Blood Orange frontman Dev Hyne was making entirely different music. The ex-singer/guitarist/synth-player of London based dance punk band Test Icicles left the group in 2006 to pursue a much more restrained genre of music under the name of Lightspeed Champion. After two consistently strong albums from the rockabilly band, the singer songwriter has now decided to once again switch genres.

New single ‘Forget It’, taken from Blood Orange’s slyly released debut ‘Costal Grooves’ is a surfer-esc, summery-pop tune that is layered with teasing elctro-undertones, which allow the song to shuffle along at an easy pace. Hyne’s smooth vocals are intelligent and well executed, showing you just how diverse this talented young man can be. A fast and fuzzy guitar solo during the songs midway point feels slightly out of place, yet somehow works, blending in impressively with the records subtle mood and adding to its progression. Slipping into a steady ending with the tracks primary lyrics “I am not your savior”, the song fades out to a painful silence that leaves you itching to hear more.

With a support slot for Florence and the Machine on her up-coming Australian and US tour, and an appearance at Field Day Festival in London, Blood Orange will soon become an artist who is on everyone’s lips.