Hopefully Frank Ocean’s next album will be worth the. Ocean’s last album, ‘Channel Orange’, released in 2012 with the hit songs Thinkin’ Bout You, was the most likely the last few tracks you will hear from Frank Ocean, so listen them and appreciate them. It was a timely reminder: Ocean blossoms fully when he has complete creative control. But now, Ocean fans are in for a long wait, as 2025 is 9 years from now. In 2016, after missed release dates and cryptic silence, Frank surprise-released Endless, his final record with Def Jam, via a black-and-white live video stream-and, the next day, self-released Blonde, an album that blurred boundaries between soul, hip-hop, electronica, and indie rock. Though never outwardly labeling his sexuality, Frank became one of the first black artists to address his queerness so openly. That website remains his direct communication line to his fans-the platform on which he revealed that his “first love” was a man, days prior to releasing his 2012 major-label debut, Channel Orange. Frank Ocean & Migos) Funk Wav Bounces Vol.
Raised in New Orleans, the singer/songwriter signed to Def Jam as a solo artist in 2009, but his contentious relationship with the label led him to share his 2011 breakout mixtape nostalgia, ULTRA as a free download on Tumblr. Frank Ocean Top Songs See All Slide (feat. After a delay in shipping the physical versions of Endless began to arrive with “Device Control” removed from the tracklisting.A master of confessional songwriting, Frank Ocean (aka Christopher Breaux) earned cult-icon status with his enigmatic persona and idiosyncratic approach to pop. Physical versions of the album, CD, vinyl and VHS, were put on sale in 2017 on Cyber Monday, mirroring the sale of Blonde physicals the year before on Black Friday. The short film was released on Apple Music shortly thereafter. It’s about taking advantage of and being grateful for the little things in life, and I like that message. 3 Sweet Life (channel ORANGE) This track showcases Frank’s vocals once again. And while Frank famously called out the Grammys for giving Album of the Year to Taylor Swift over Kendrick'hands down one of the most 'faulty’ TV. Beyonc was a 'visual album', 14 music tracks in tandem with 17 short films cutting-edge works. Frank completed the construction of the stairway, eventually climbing the staircase as he reached the top, the stream glitched and cut to black. It’s definitely one of Frank’s best tracks. The hypnotic Tunnel Vision from Kodak Black has this year’s best use of the flute (and, really, that’s saying a lot) and matches the loopy, hall-of-mirrors vibe of many Ocean tracks. The music was just part of the multimedia package, though. This was later revealed to be a spiral staircase which artist Tom Sachs, who helped facilitate the project, refers to as the “Stairway to Heaven.”Īfter more than a week of inactivity, the stream resurfaced an hour before midnight EST on August 19th, 2016. 2012 The Island Def Jam Music Group 01-01-2012 channel ORANGE.
The live stream, which alternated from live to offline over the course of 19 days, featured a focused Frank Ocean who appeared to be constructing something. Between then and now, Frank Ocean has released songs including ‘Chanel’, ‘Provider’, and ‘In My Room’ to further acclaim, plus launched the independent American luxury company, Homer. The visual album fulfilled Frank’s record deal with label Def Jam Recordings, allowing him to release Blonde under his own label, Boys Don’t Cry, a day after Endless.Įndless originally began as a live stream on Frank’s official website, on August 1st, 2016. Endless was a short film released by Frank Ocean on August 19th, 2016, shortly followed by his long-awaited second studio album Blonde. is a Frank Ocean Stans best resource for unreleased tracks not included in The Lonny Breaux Collection.