News - 22/08/2016

Frank Ocean finally drops new album "Blonde" and visual album "Endless"

Frank Ocean finally drops new album "Blonde" and visual album "Endless"

Frank Ocean, finally, released his long-awaited new album "Blonde", just hours after dropping a new visual album called "Endless" (exclusively available via Apple Music).

The the R&B crooner made "Blonde" available for streaming and download through iTunes. But the album is also available at four pop-up stores in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and London. Copies of the album come accompanied by a visual zine dubbed, "Boys Don’t Cry".

"Blonde" features a bunch of great gusest, such as Beyoncé (on “Pink + White”), Kendrick Lamar (on “Skyline To”), André 3000 (on “Solo (Reprise)”). Then Elliott Smith’s “A Fond Farewell” and The Beatles’ “Here, There, and Everywhere” are sampled on “Seigfried” and “White Ferrari” respectively; other contributions noted in the album’s credits include: Kanye West (who wrote a poem for the zine), Rick Rubin, Tyler the Creator, Pharrell Williams, Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, James Blake, Jamie xx, Brian Eno, Amber Coffman, and Gang of Four. David Bowie is also mentioned.

Check out the album’s artwork and tracklist. Please note that the artwork’s title is "Blond", whereas it is spelled "Blonde" on iTunes. The physical copy of Blonde included with the zine has an alternate tracklist.

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"Blonde" iTunes Tracklist:
01. Nikes
02. Ivy
03. Pink + White (feat. Beyoncé)
04. Be Yourself
05. Solo
06. Skyline To (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
07. Self Control (feat. featuring Yung Lean and Austin Feinstein)
08. Good Guy
09. Nights
10. Solo (Reprise) (feat. André 3000)
11. Pretty Sweet
12. Facebook Story (feat. SebastiAn)
13. Close to You
14. White Ferrari
15. Siegfried
16. Godspeed (feat. Kim Burrell)
17. Futura Free

"Blonde" Zine Tracklist:
01. Pretty Sweet
02. Mitsubishi Sony
03. Ivy
04. Pink + White
05. Solo
06. Easy
07. Skyline To (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
08. Nights
09. White Ferrari
10. Siegfried
11. Godspeed (feat. Kim Burrell)
12. Future Free

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