All of frank ocean albums11/12/2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() In fact, it feels like a more polished version of Endless, yet equally withdrawn, more fragmented and even more insular. Two days later, Blonde debuted and surprisingly barely feels unburdened with expectation. It remains to be seen if that’s true, but regardless, Endless had the feel of a clearing of decks, a reset, a warmup, an acknowledgement of the expectation. It’s been suggested since, that the visual album was Ocean fulfilling his obligation to his label Def Jam for another release ( Blonde appears to have been self-released). It was proceeded by Endless, a 45 minute visual album, that with was visually boring wallpaper (Frank working on a spiral staircase) but musically, a scattershot of fragmented music with a demo feel, albeit demos with James Blake, strings from Jonny Greenwood, an Isley Brothers cover and some German techno bookending it. When it finally arrived, you would be forgiven at first, for wondering what all the fuss was about, if Blonde (or Blond as it’s titled on the cover) was your first listen to a Frank Ocean release. The expectation was for songs that would resonant to the same level as ‘Thinking About You’, ‘Swim Good’ or ‘Lost’- grade A R&B music from a bright new talent. After its neverending goal post shifting release date since Frank Ocean first announced the retitled Boys Don’t Cry in April 2015, the hype and expectation had reached fever pitch more than once. ![]()
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