Blog: One Track Mind

[ download ] Is "Pyramids" an affirmation of contemporary R&B or a complete refutation of it? The first time I listened to Frank Ocean 's nearly ten-minute suite-the first taste of his upcoming Channel Orange debut LP-I was intrigued; the second time, I was sold on its genius. Now, many listens later, it's still difficult to pinpoint whether Ocean is celebrating slow-jam forerunners like R. Kelly or if he's into something more insidious, exploding those conventions in an undercover operation. Each [...]

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