Hummingbird is the third studio album by American R&B singer Black Party, released August 5, 2022 by Wolf + Rothstein and RCA Records.
[2] Black Party described the album as being "a journey about self-love, romantic love and parental love" which "represents the evolution of human experience", and that the artist "hope[s] the listener finds the full spectrum of emotion from heartbreak to finding self-confidence to sheer joy while listening.
The artist "manages to maintain his ultra-cool persona" throughout the release, such as on songs like "Blues" and "She's Gone" where he's "lamenting love lost", "sexier" songs such as "Ride" which he "handles ... with equal aplomb, his voice lying somewhere between a growl and a whisper as he trades verses with singer Jean Deaux", or on "Bomb" and the "bouncy" "Kemet" where his "quiet swag takes centerstage".
"[7] Ones to Watch's Jazmin Kylene writes that "from its most tempestuous nectar to its rancid decay, [Hummingbird] emits hues of yellow and orange, of slept-in mornings and gentle breeze, of regretted voice notes and lust-stained sheets."
"[8] GQ's Grant Rindner writes that "Hummingbird features some of [Black Party]'s best singing, as he glides across simmering guitar chords and jazzy electric piano chords, recalling artists like Syd or his frequent collaborator Donald Glover", and that the album features "an eclectic mix of tones and textures" such as the "endearingly quirky" "Blues", "nimble, combine ladder drill raps" of "Bomb", the "kaleidoscope psychedelia of "I Love You More Than You Know", and the "steamy love song set against the backdrop of the looming apocalypse" "WW3".