Blood Orange - Negro Swan Artist_坂本龍一 Ryuichi Sakamoto particularly "Van den Budenmayer Concerto

particularly "Van den Budenmayer Concerto in E minor" and "Les Marionnettes"

richer textures have conquered their space on »II« as much as the more present acoustic components

The Mack and Foxy Brown

and Forrest Rice [drums]—temper their signature instrumental ebb-and-flow with guitar pedal sorcery

Another inspiration is her immediate environment

Blood Orange - Negro Swan Artist_坂本龍一 Ryuichi Sakamoto particularly "Van den Budenmayer ConcertoNegro Swan is Devont Hynes' fourth album as Blood Orange. In his own words, the album is "an exploration into my own and many types of black depression, an honest look at the corners of black existence, and the ongoing anxieties of queer people of color".