‘The Field’ is a sunbeam, a deep breath, a prayer, an everyday feeling. But above all, Blood Orange’s first release in three years is a gorgeously orchestrated dialogue. First, between the impressive cast of collaborators Dev Hynes has brought together: a skittering dance beat set against Durutti Column leader Vini Reilly’s lush, fluttery guitar work, the interplay between Hynes and guest vocalists Tariq Al-Sabir, Daniel Caesar, and Caroline Polachek. Maybe you can recognize some of these voices, but the more entrancing conversation happens between the narratively faceless protagonists, who hate to say goodbye but keep yearning for home.
There’s a haziness to the warmth, which somehow also feels like a gravitational force. “Sing to me, in the heat of the sun,” Polachek pleads, making quite an entrance. You wouldn’t expect a song this understated to be a contender for song of the summer, but it should be.
Now “The Field” feat. The Durutti Column, Tariq Al-Sabir, Caroline Polachek & Daniel Caesar:
The Fat Angel Sings 