Is It Futile to 'Dissect' Frank Ocean's Work?
Frank Ocean defies categorization. Whether in genre, medium, sexuality, or personal ethos, the reclusive artist has nimbly resisted both binaries and boundaries throughout his career. Ocean has been a singer, songwriter, producer, rapper, visual artist, photographer, model, and muse. For the four years between his debut studio album, Channel Orange, and his almost impossibly delayed 2016 followup, Blond(e), Ocean was also something of a fugitive.
For those who remember the dark days of the pre- years, the newest installation of Cole Cuchna’s , an engrossing and longform music-analysis podcast, is here to illuminate the backdrop of Ocean’s intermission. The first episode of ’s third season, released Tuesday, begins by retreading
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