His highly anticipated album, “Endless, ” dropped after Frank streamed a video of dark figures crafting something in a workshop while new music played on his website Thursday night. It’s clear Frank Ocean reached far and wide to create this album, and the sound of Blonde displays this in spades.
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Fans speculated that the album’s release was imminent, considering the video – which was titled “Endless” – contained the Apple Music logo watermarked in the corner of the video.
Fulfilling its promise of bringing even more exclusives to its music streaming service, Apple Music has exclusively released Frank Ocean’s new visual album Endless.
Frank Ocean told Tillmans that he wanted to meet there instead and drove 12 hours to meet the artist in Germany. The 17-track LP has arrived on Apple Music and it will serve as the official follow-up to his 2012 release, Channel Orange.
Fans in New York, Chicago, London and Los Angeles meanwhile, could pick up physical copies of the record at pop-up stores.
“Thank you all. Especially those of you who never let me forget I had to finish”, he added, addressing dogged fans. Other contributors include Kanye West, Rick Rubin, Tyler the Creator, Pharrell Williams, Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, James Blake, Jamie xx, Brian Eno, Amber Coffman, and Gang of Four.
The video is actually available for people who don’t subscribe to Apple Music to see.
Meanwhile, Frank’s producer Malay recently insisted the delay on his new music was because “art can not be rushed”. “Which is basically every one of y’all”.
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A mysterious library card hinted at several due dates, including July 2, but that day came and passed with no sign of Ocean’s new beats.
