Biography
Following the dissolution of Test Icicles and prior to releasing albums as Blood Orange, Devonté Hynes recorded two albums as Lightspeed Champion: Falling Off The Lavender Bridge and Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You. Both albums show off the wide-ranging creativity of a genuinely maverick artist.
Latest Release
Lightspeed Champion Bye Bye
EP | 13th December 2010
Lightspeed Champion's Bye Bye EP contains four tracks of previously unreleased material. It opens with a magnificent cover of the Beach Boys’ 'Til I Die', reworked in Dev Hynes’ inimitable style, while it is backed by three previously unheard, opulent tracks, full of strings and lush instrumentation.
Album Description
Lightspeed Champion's Bye Bye EP contains four tracks of previously unreleased material. It opens with a magnificent cover of the Beach Boys’ 'Til I Die', reworked in Dev Hynes’ inimitable style, while it is backed by three previously unheard, opulent tracks, full of strings and lush instrumentation.