Blood Orange / Negro Swan
Album: Negro Swan   Collection:General
Artist:Blood Orange   Added:Sep 2018
Label:Domino Recording Company  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2018-10-08 Pull Date: 2018-12-10
Week Ending: Dec 9 Nov 4 Oct 28 Oct 21 Oct 14
Airplays: 2 3 1 1 7

Recent Airplay
1. Dec 02, 2023: Music Casserole
Charcoal Baby
4. Dec 02, 2021: Music Genealogy (rebroadcast from Nov 23, 2021)
Family (Feat. Janet Mock)
2. Nov 09, 2023: emergency meeting
Hope (Feat. Puff Daddy & Tei Shi)
5. Nov 23, 2021: Music Genealogy
Family (Feat. Janet Mock)
3. Nov 04, 2022: Music Genealogy
Family (Feat. Janet Mock)
6. Jul 30, 2021: w/e (rebroadcast from Oct 10, 2018)
Charcoal Baby

Album Review
Charles King
Reviewed 2018-10-01
Negro Swan
by Blood Orange
A coming of age/out musical work toward "cultural Appropriation," being Negro and different in America...Acoustic pop, electronic keys/drums, cowbells, tambourine, and melodic vocals with a down beat Big Sur, Highway 1 top down cruising vibe. * Fav tracks
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1. Orlando (3:02) Car horns/street sounds/electronic slow groove/soft vocals
*2. Saint (3:12) jazz horn open/jumps to soft rythmic vocals and drum machine
3. Take Your Time (2:51) Electronic keyboard/dreamy vocals/great melody
**4. Hope 3:59 (w/Puff Daddy& Tei shi) Saturday night love music/man&woman vocals
5. Jewelry (4:32) Angelic choir music background to spoken word and drum machine
6. Family w/Janet Mock (:41) Spoken Words on what it feel like to be part of family
***7 .Charcoal baby (4:02) Drum slaps/Guitar/Great melody and vocals/Great Track!
8. Vulture Baby (1:14) Slow cascading drum machine with rising melody and vocals
9. Chewing gum
w/A$AP Rocky& Project Pat (04:23)Drum machine, soft vocals/friends and RAP
10. Holy Will w/Ian Isiah (04:22)
11. Dagenham Dream (02:45) Dreamy girls voice/drum machine/sirens/melodic beat
12. Nappy Wonder (02:38) Drum machine beat/piano/vocals/slow melody/good harmony
13. Runnin' w/Georgia Ann Muldrow (3:55) Rising female&Male vocals/low beat harmony
14. Out of Your League w/Steve lacy (2:20) Beautiful vocals with cowbell and drums
15. Minetta Creek (1:58 ) City street sounds/syncopated drum beats/soft vocals/Upbeat
16. Smoke (3:29 ) Street sounds/guitar/nice vocals/easy groove and relaxed vibe

Track Listing
1. Orlando   9. Chewing Gum (Feat. A$Ap Rocky & Project Pat)
2. Saint   10. Holy Will (Feat. Ian Isiah)
3. Take Your Time   11. Dagenham Dream
4. Hope (Feat. Puff Daddy & Tei Shi)   12. Nappy Wonder
5. Jewelry   13. Runnin' (Feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow)
6. Family (Feat. Janet Mock)   14. Out Of Your League (Feat. Steve Lacy)
7. Charcoal Baby   15. Minetta Creek
8. Vulture Baby   16. Smoke