The track opens with a mellow guitar melody that is neither hopeful nor pessimistic: a musical dichotomy in a sense, that perfectly sets the scene for the remainder of the song. After Frank has finished his dreamlike monologue with coming to the conclusion that one day we will “all fade to grey”, the track transitions into a dazzling yet mellow trumpet solo, a melody that was later reused in the interlude with the same name on channel ORANGE.īeing one of the few tracks on nostalgia, ULTRA without samples, it is surprising that ‘We All Try’ never came to be officially released. In the company of the more upbeat and at times even aggressive tracks on the album, ‘White’ stands out as a sophisticated reflection on the meaning of life, with lyrics being beautifully deep and strangely surreal all at once. ‘White’, from the collective’s debut (and only) studio album The OF Tape Vol. It would be hard to argue that Endless is anything other than an unconventional album and placing it in a genre is next to impossible, but ‘Alabama’ is a prime example of the album’s moments of avant-garde R&B excellence, making it a masterpiece in its own right.įrank Ocean joined the influential alternative hip hop collective Odd Future at the height of their success and although Frank frequently appears on writer and production credits, much of their recorded material glares with his absence as an artist. If the track ‘Alabama’ was placed in the middle of Blond it would fit in seamlessly with Frank’s uniquely phrased rap-soul-hybrid flow transitioning into a fleeting guest appearance by singer Sampha. Undoubtedly overshadowed by the success of Blond, Endless has also been cursed by the idea of being a collection of songs that didn’t make the album “proper”. The release fulfilled Frank’s recording agreement with his label Def Jam and enabled him to independently release his second studio album, Blond, the next day. The song is a direct, raw and honest story of passion and desire, with all the cards laid out on the table from the very start of the song.Īfter a long four and a bit years wait for a follow-up to channel ORANGE, Frank Ocean’s universally-praised debut album, a 45-minute-long visual concept album entitled Endless was released exclusively via Apple Music in August 2016.
Often praised for his multi-layered interpretable lyrics, Frank is as blunt as one can be on ‘Nature Feels’ when he opens with the line “I’ve been meaning to fuck you in the garden”. ‘Nature Feels’, the closing track of the mixtape, sees Frank “borrowing” the entire MGMT tack ‘Electric Feel’ and while the only changes made are to the lyrics, Frank still manages to make the track completely his own. Now we say samples, but calling them samples could probably be seen as taking liberties at times. To date, only two albums – channel ORANGE and Blond – are widely available to listeners across streaming services.Īlthough it could be argued that there isn’t such a thing as an underrated Frank Ocean song, we took a deep dive into the catalogue to celebrate nostalgia, ULTRA’s 10 th anniversary and dug out 11 songs we think deserves an extra listen.įans react to Frank Ocean's new album coming Friday ‘Nature Feels’Įven though the nostalgia, ULTRA tracks ‘Novacane’ and ‘Swim Good’ were re-released as singles in 2011 by Def Jam, Frank Ocean’s record label at the time, the majority of the tape has officially remained unreleased, supposedly due to the quite extensive use of uncleared samples. Known for being a perfectionist, Frank has time after time left fans hanging after announcing or teasing the release of projects that later ended up either being pushed back into an unforeseeable future or never seeing the light of day at all. One thing can be said for certain about Frank Ocean fans – they are patient. Having joined the hip hop collective Odd Future the year before, Frank Ocean’s self-released solo endeavour quickly caught the attention of music critics and fans across the globe and marked the starting point of one of the last decade’s most celebrated and influential forces in music.
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On Februa young songwriter and aspiring artist uploaded a 14-track mixtape entitled nostalgia, ULTRA for the world to download – for free of course – from Tumblr.
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