Devonté Hynes has officially announced Essex Honey, his first Blood Orange studio album since 2018. Hynes wrote, produced, and recorded his follow-up to Negro Swan, and he got contributions from: Lorde, Caroline Polachek, Daniel Caesar, Mustafa, Turnstile frontman Brendan Yates, Tariq Al-Sabir, Ian Isiah, Tirzah, Eva Tolkin, Wet singer Kelly Zutrau, Liam Benzvi, Amandla Stenberg, Naomi Scott, and acclaimed author Zadie Smith.
To go along with the album announcement, Hynes has shared two new songs: “Somewhere in Between” and “Mind Loaded,” the latter of which features Caroline Polachek, Lorde, and Mustafa. Hear the two new songs below. See the cover artwork for Essex Honey below, too.
Essex Honey is out August 29 via RCA. It follows Hynes’ recent work on Lorde and Turnstile’s respective new albums. He recently shared his album’s first single, “The Field,” and announced a tour.
Since Negro Swan, Hynes has released the mixtape Angel’s Pulse and an EP called Four Songs. He’s also shared several soundtrack albums, including ones for Mainstream, In Treatment, and Master Gardener.
