BØRNS’ Blue Madonna Is a Celebration of Innocence Lost
An air of melancholy permeates BØRNS’s artful sophomore album, Blue Madonna. The 26-year-old, rural Michigan-born singer-songwriter and musician — née Garrett Borns — isn’t necessarily somber, but a particular sadness wafts between each smoky synth and sparkly glam rock riff, conjuring the pensive drama of Carlo Dolci (the album is titled after the painter’s 17th century portrait of the Virgin Mary) or perhaps Pablo Picasso’s iconic Blue Period.
Across the record, themes of heartbreak and existential longing anchor funky Prince- and Bowie-esque grooves, bringing the celestial sonics back down to earth, but Blue Madonna—the follow-up to 2015’s Dopamine—mostly finds the eccentric artist in repose, reflecting on innocence lost.
[Photo: BØRNS wears Top Cherry Vintage, Pants Gucci, Earrings Necklace BØRNS's own]
Makeup Melissa Murdick (Opus Beauty) using Make Up For Ever
Hair Iggy Rosales (Opus Beauty) using Kevin Murphy
Photo Assistants Carl Duquette and Alexandre Jaras
Stylist Assistants Kindall Almond, Shari Bisnaught, Olivia Typaldos
Location and Equipment Smashbox Studio
Catering City Kitchen
