When it first dropped as an independent release to Apple Music, Blonde made the singer a. “Futura Free” is a montage of the youth, romance, vitality, regret, thrill, and nostalgia of the entire year – launching into another one.īelow, I’ve detailed the dates of the year each song corresponds to, along with an appropriate time of day and some locations for the most memorable listening experience. Frank Ocean’s Blonde album is no longer an Apple Music exclusive. With echoing and whispering vocals, dissipating melodies, and kaleidoscopic harmonies, “Seigfried” and “Godspeed” make up winter. The intimate, poignant, and heart-wrenching “White Ferrari” closes off fall. Then my personal favorite song from Blonde, “ Seigfried,” unravels the last ends of the year through winter. With the sonically chaotic “Solo (Reprise)” and “Pretty Sweet,” summer self-destructs, and the narrator is left nostalgic, introspective, and a little lonely with the start of fall. Summer peaks with “Nights” until the beat change – summer begins to disintegrate. Come “Solo,” “Skyline To,” and “Self Control,” the narrator lets loose and becomes more daring in his love yet more independent and free-spirited.
“Nikes” kicks off a lonely start to the year, then spring comes with its promises of a budding love. Featured peformers: Frank Ocean (executive producer, performer, artistic director, photography), David Wrench (mixing), Noah Goldstein (mixing), Tom Elmhirst (mixing), Caleb Laven. Rated 2 in the best albums of 2016, and 80 of all-time album. Genres: Alternative R&B, Art Pop, Neo-Soul. We just hope it doesn’t take another 4 years for his next album.Ever since I read a Reddit post detailing a theory that Frank Ocean’s album Blonde is divided up into four sections corresponding to the four seasons, I’ve understood the album as one complete year. Released 20 August 2016 on Blonded (catalog no. An outstanding listen from start to finish, he has truly outdone himself and exceeded any and all expectations with Blonde. What’s already being heralded as one of the best releases of 2016, Frank Ocean has made the tumultuous wait so very worth it. From minor and intricate flourishes to sound that totally envelopes the listener, Blonde is an emotive experience that focuses on striking a chord with its audience – a chord that differs from any that have been struck before. The production is so rich, it makes for such a sublime listen from start to finish. Following the unveiling of his visual album ‘Endless’, the R&B musician has now released. Kanye West, Paul McCartney, Andre 3000, Pharrell Williams, Elliot Smith and many others have thrown their input into this album and the combined effort of everyone shows. Frank Ocean has released his new album ‘Blonde’, the second record of his to drop this week. Balanced and precise, Frank Ocean seamlessly navigates his big themes with an exploratory feel. Blonde has a more modern sound and avoids a lot of the 90’s R&B influence. In 2013, Ocean confirmed that his follow up to Channel Orange would be another concept album. It was released on August 20, 2016, as a timed exclusive on the iTunes Store and Apple Music, and followed the August 19 release of Ocean's video album Endless. However, despite the impeccable lyricism displayed, it’s the production that has everyone really talking. Blonde (alternatively titled blond) is the second studio album by American singer Frank Ocean. Building on the intimacy and vulnerability of its predecessors, Blonde shows exactly what Frank Ocean has been going through all these years since – a lot of growing up.
Compared to the other Frank Ocean albums, this one has a more mature and creative feeling to it, shifting to a more mature and emotional aspect than what we’ve previously heard. Now that Blonde is here, it has been making distinct impressions on all who hear it in just a short span of time.Īs a whole, the album is incredible. It also comes just two days after a different visual album Endless was suddenly released. Originally hyped up under the name Boys Don’t Cry, Blonde has been a long awaited album that has been said to be released several times throughout the four years before it actually was.
Frank Ocean defies already high expectations with “Blonde”Īfter a 4 year wait from his critically acclaimed album Channel Orange, Frank Ocean has released his long awaited album, Blonde.