Here's what critics say about Frank Ocean's long-awaited album 'Blonde'
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Molly Driscoll Staff writer
Frank Ocean has released his long-awaited new album, titled 鈥淏londe,鈥� and critics are mostly praising the new work, calling it 鈥済ripping鈥� and 鈥渨orth the wait鈥� after the 2012 release of his critically acclaimed album 鈥淐hannel Orange.鈥澛�
Mr. Ocean鈥檚 new album, 鈥淏londe,鈥� is available through Apple Music and iTunes, the newest high-profile work to be released through the streaming service Apple Music, along with recent works by rapper Drake, who released his album 鈥淰iews鈥� through Apple at first earlier this year, and Taylor Swift, who made her newest album, 鈥�1989,鈥� available through Apple Music.
Ocean鈥檚 鈥淥range鈥� was nominated for the best album of the year Grammy Award and the work was hailed as one of the best albums of the year by multiple critics.聽
鈥淗e made history with this music,鈥� wrote of 鈥淥cean鈥� in 2012 when the publication named the work as one of the best albums of the year. 鈥淭he 25-year-old singer鈥檚 second album is the most exciting R&B breakthrough in recent memory 鈥� 鈥楥hannel Orange鈥� unfurls new mysteries with every listen.鈥澛�
Reviewers seem to be mostly pleased with Ocean鈥檚 new work, which was released on Aug. 20 following the release of a visual album, 鈥淓ndless,鈥� the day before. 鈥淏londe鈥� is also accompanied by an art publication that features contributions from artists including Kanye West.
calls 鈥淏londe鈥� 鈥済ripping,鈥� calling certain lines of songs 鈥渉auntingly gorgeous,鈥� while writes that Blonde and the magazine that can accompany it, which is titled Boys Don鈥檛 Cry, 鈥渃aptures the range of Mr. Ocean鈥檚 ambitions and gifts.鈥澛�
And wrote that the album is 鈥渨orth the wait 鈥� it turns out that while his fans were busy waiting, Frank Ocean was preparing a feast.鈥�
