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Posted: 31 Oct 2013 12:30 PM PDT
 Dev Hynes doesn't seem like the vicious kind. Whether writing/producing brooding pop cuts for Solange and Sky Ferreira with titles like "Losing You" and "Everything Is Embarrassing" or releasing misty, meditative R&B—like last month's excellent "Chamakay"—under the name Blood Orange, Hynes has consistently shown a knack for talky self-examination. But "You're Not Good Enough", the second single from his upcoming Cupid Deluxe, takes that sensitivity and crushes it under the heels of his glossy black dancing shoes. This is an eviscerating kiss-off, the light funk of Prince c. 1979 given a shot of venom and a slippery female duet partner in Friends' Samantha Urbani. Playing the jerk can be a tough sell, but Hynes delivers lines like "I never was in love / You know that you were never good enough" with a chilling, compelling even-handedness. It's always the self-identified nice guys who pack the cruelest, most vindictive punches; with "You're Not Good Enough", Hynes is breaking bad in style.  |
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