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Coastal Grooves is the debut LP record by Blood Orange. It was released August 30th, 2011 under Domino Recording Company. The album featured no guest appearances and was produced by Ariel Rechtshaid in Los Angeles. Domino Record Company describes the album as highlighting the glamour and drama of New York City in the 1980s.

Music
The album incorporates stylistic elements of indie rock, baroque pop, folk, contemporary R&B, jazz, soul, and electronic music. The music video for "I'm Sorry We Lied" follows Blood Orange and a woman's night life events in New York City. Many works on the album are said to be inspired by the after-hours environment of NYC.

Track listing
All tracks written by Devonté Hynes.

Personnel

 * Devonté Hynes – vocals, music, lyrics, production, guitar, keyboards, bass, percussion, drums
 * Ariel Rechtshaid - production, percussion, mixing, engineering
 * Nedelle Torrisi - additional vocals (2,7)
 * Justin Meldal-Johnsen - bass
 * Chris Rakestraw - additional engineering
 * Garrett Ray - drums
 * Howie Weinberg - mastering
 * David Schiffman - mixing
 * Brian Lantelme - photography

Reception
The album has a rating of 72/100 on Metacritic based on 18 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews. A reviewer for Pitchfork reviewed the album and wrote that Coastal Grooves omits catchy choruses and melodies in favor of starky guitar lines and seductive mumbling.