Blood Orange: Coastal Grooves [DOMINO]

Why you'll love it

Coastal Grooves was Dev Hynes' first record as Blood Orange, a moody, glamorous mix of post-punk guitar, '80s R&B and indie pop. "Champagne Coast" became a viral hit more than a decade later.

This edition

• Single LP, 10 tracks
• Domino pressing
• Produced by Ariel Rechtshaid

About the album

Before he was producing for Solange and Carly Rae Jepsen, Devonté Hynes made Coastal Grooves, his first album as Blood Orange. Recorded in Los Angeles with Ariel Rechtshaid, it's built on chiming guitars, drum machines and Hynes' falsetto, and it's steeped in the glamour and grit of New York nightlife in the 1980s.

"Sutphin Boulevard" and "Forget It" have a cool, nervy post-punk edge, "I'm Sorry We Lied" is a slow-burning heartbreaker, and "Champagne Coast" became a surprise hit when it took off online in 2024, sending a whole new generation back to this record.

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Tracklist

Listen

On Domino, first out in 2011.