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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt">BLOOD ORANGE PREMIERES NEW VIDEO FOR “HIGH STREET” FEAT. SKEPTA VIA SSENSE.COM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i>“Let Hynes put his fingerprints on your work and together you’ll turn to gold.”<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i>(“The Top 50 Albums of 2013”) -
<b>Pitchfork<o:p></o:p></b></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i>“The work of Devonté Hynes radiates a thorough, passionate, forgetting-to-eat-or-sleep love for the last 30 years of pop.” –
<b>New York Times<o:p></o:p></b></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="color:black;background:white">“On ‘Cupid Deluxe,’ the gifted Dev Hynes mixes morphing arrangements and layered vocals for lush, soulful result…it was one of the best albums of 2013.”
– <b>Wall Street Journal<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Devonté Hynes – </b>aka<b> Blood Orange – </b>released his sophomore album<b> <i>Cupid Deluxe</i> </b>to critical acclaim last year. Today, he releases a new music video for <i>Cupid Deluxe</i>'s grime-inspired track,<b> "High Street"
</b>featuring UK rapper,<b> Skepta. </b><a href="http://www.ssense.com/video/blood-orange-skepta-high-street-video"><b><span style="color:blue">PRESS HERE</span></b></a><b>
</b>to watch the video exclusively via<b> ssense.com. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Subsequent to the release of <b><i>Cupid Deluxe</i></b>,
<b>Hynes</b> has quickly established himself as one of the most prolific musicians, songwriters, and producers in contemporary music: <i>Cupid Deluxe</i> earned recognition from both <b><i>NPR Music</i></b> and <b><i>Pitchfork</i> </b>in their Top 50 Albums
of the Year compilations. Known as "2014's answer to Lou Reed" according to <b><i>GQ</i></b>, 2014 has undoubtedly been the year of Devonté Hynes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Blood Orange</span></b><span style="color:black">'s partnership with
<b>SSENSE</b> is part of the international online retailer's series of bi-weekly music-based videos, a project that has seen collaborations between established artists and creatives from every corner of the industry. So far, SSENSE has premiered videos for
artists like Sky Ferreira, Hercules & Love Affair, and Henry Krinkle. In their most recent release, Maryam L'Ange directed Chloë Sevigny in a noir-inspired fashion film featuring music by electronica three-piece, Eaux. Every video allows viewers to shop the
fashion featured on screen, while Blood Orange and <b>Skepta</b>'s "<b>High Street</b>" offers an exclusive preview of the upcoming Fall season.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:black">Cupid Deluxe</span></i></b><span style="color:black"> is available for download via iTunes </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://smarturl.it/CupidDeluxe"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">here</span></a></span><span style="color:black">,
and you can order a physical copy of the release via Domino Records </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://www.dominorecordco.us/usa/albums/30-09-13/cupid-deluxe/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">here</span></a></span><span style="color:black">.
<b>Blood Orange</b> will also be completing his summer festival tour at events like at Lollapalooza and FYF Fest, and will be headlining Central Park Summerstage in August.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Watch the video for "<b>High Street</b>" on
<b>SSENSE</b> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://www.ssense.com/video/blood-orange-skepta-high-street-video"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">here</span></a></span><span style="color:black">.
Download stills from the video </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://www.ssense.com/nl/2014_07_08_pressRelease/ssense_bloodOrange_highStreet_videoStills.zip"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">here</span></a></span><span style="color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:black">Blood Orange North American Tour Dates</span></u></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">7/30/14 Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">8/1/14 Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">8/16/14 New York, NY - Central Park Summerstage<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">8/24/14 Los Angeles, CA - FYF Fest</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Twitter: @devhynes<br>
Instagram: @devhynes<br>
#bloodorange #highstreet<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">For more on Blood Orange, please contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><br>
Jen Appel // Jaclyn Ulman – 212-246-2640<br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="mailto:jen@pressherepublicity.com"><span style="color:blue">jen@pressherepublicity.com</span></a> //
<a href="mailto:jaclyn@pressherepublicity.com"><span style="color:blue">jaclyn@pressherepublicity.com</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">About SSENSE</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">SSENSE is one of the world's foremost online designer clothing boutiques, and carries over 200 men's and womenswear collections from designers including Alexander McQueen, Givenchy, Lanvin, Saint
Laurent, Alexander Wang, and Stella McCartney. Since 2003, SSENSE has expanded into a global destination for online luxury, receiving over two million visitors per month.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Jen Appel</span><span style="color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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