Like, give me a full motion-picture fantasy. Like, in order for me to satisfy expectations, there needs to be an outpouring of my heart or my experiences in a very truthful, vulnerable way. “The expectation for artists to be vulnerable and truthful is a lot, you know,” Frank continues. It’s just this realization that hit me: ‘Oh, right, it’s a choice whether you will be truthful or a liar.'” And so to combine them sounds wise, but I don’t know if it is wise. “‘Strength’ and ‘vulnerability’ sound opposite as words.
“I believed for a very long time that there was strength in vulnerability, and I really don’t believe that anymore,” Ocean begins. For the time being it is influenced by “Detroit, Chicago, techno, house, French electronic” club music, but, more interestingly, Ocean is also convinced he’ll be lying more on the project. contributing vocals to albums and songs by Tyler, the Creator. I wholeheartedly believe Frank can ascertain when he is being lied to, or when he feels the need to lie, but in a cover story for W Magazine the reclusive singer drops hints about his Blonde follow-up. singer-songwriter Frank Ocean captured the attention of the R&B and hip-hop community. Ocean signed off the mysterious photo with the equally-mysterious caption “new 18-99”, sparking speculation that new music may soon be on the way.īack in November, Ocean appeared to hint at the possibility of a new album release in another Tumblr post which appeared to make reference to a tweet he posted in 2012 when he declared that he wanted to release “5 albums before 30”.It’s not completely clear if Frank Ocean knows what a lie is. It’s that Frank Ocean is one of those songwriters who manages to touch new and distant places in his audience’s imagination, a cartographer of intimacy and confession so intrepid and sensitive that listening to him can feel like eavesdropping. It’s not even his style (which seems invincible), or the fact that he’s one of the few pop artists publicly navigating the frontiers of queer identity. Taking to his Tumblr page – which Ocean uses as his sole method of communication with his fans – last night, Ocean posted a photo of one of his friends wearing a hat which features the cryptic message “IF YOU LIKED 2017, YOU’LL LOVE…2018”. 'It’s not just that he’s an enigma or that he follows his own clock.
The artist’s latest post on his much-followed Tumblr page has sparked renewed speculation among his fanbaseįrank Ocean has given fans renewed hope that he’ll be active in 2018 after posting a picture on his Tumblr page which included the statement “IF YOU LIKED 2017, YOU’LL LOVE…2018”.Īfter a prolonged absence, Ocean returned with two full-length records in 2016 – ‘Endless’ and ‘BLONDE’ – and followed that up with a busy 2017, which included the release of a slew of stand-alone singles, the arrival of new merchandise, and the debut of his BEATS 1 radio show ‘BLONDED’.
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