Recent blog posts tagged with "frankoceanchannelorange" from music blog aggregator, Elbo.ws http://elbo.ws/tag/frankoceanchannelorange/ 2013-06-19T09:52:39+01:00 text/html 2013-01-03T03:38:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4699136/best-of-2012-non-canadian-albums-top-12/


If you were wondering where the " Best of " list for Non-Canadian albums of 2012. Here it is. For now I am going to " Best of " list my Top 12 favorite albums that came out in 2012. It might be typical to who will be in the list but at least it will open up a the dialogue on who should or shouldn't be. So check it out! Hope you will agree or disagree 1. Dirty Projectors - Swing [...]]]> text/html 2013-01-01T00:24:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4696226/top-10-outliers-albums-of-2012/


ILLUSTRATION BY LYDIACONKLIN Now that youve read through our top songs and records of the year, its time to take a look at the rest; the pop music, hip-hop, metal and punk that helped make such a great year. These records arent exactly orphans, most of them have gotten plenty of acclaim and even more sales, but still, they deserve their due. These are the 'Outliers' Records of the year, everything but our typical taste of indie and a whole lot of interesting. What exactly is 'Outliers'? Click [...]]]> text/html 2012-11-14T20:27:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4619498/frank-ocean-channel-orange-album-review/


Just before Channel Orange s release, Frank Ocean announced his homosexuality in a note posted on his Tumblr. Like a crashing piano, the noise of support and criticism blurted out at once. Rarely has anyone, certainly not as recognized as Ocean, come out to the largely homophobic hip hop and R&B community. The admission was powerful in its simple truth: I dont have any secrets I need kept anymore. Frank Oceans honesty shines throughout Channel Orange . Struggling with his love addiction (Thinkin Bout You), he tries to escape (Crack Rock). Midway through the album, he spirals out [...]]]> text/html 2012-07-16T17:08:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4391890/frank-ocean-channel-orange-review/


Frank Ocean's debut Channel Orange reviewed by Sound Verite and others at Reviler. Odd Future's soul crooner Frank Ocean released the breakout modern soul record of 2011 with his mixtape Nostalgia, Ultra. Nostalgia, Ultra's gorgeous melodies showed the promise of a new paradigm by creating a R&B record that reached for the outer limits. Since then, the singer-songwriter has penned tracks for Beyonce, John Legend and made appearances on Kanye West & Jay-Z's Watch the Throne, as well as various music with his Odd Future crew. He has emerged [...]]]> text/html 2012-07-12T19:42:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4386614/frank-ocean-streams-new-bonus-track-golden-girl-feat-tyler/


Here are few more straggler verses from "Channel Orange" for all the teens out there to tweet : Frank Ocean streams a bonus track from the his new record "Channel Orange." The track, a laid-back, summer-ready tune called "Golden Girl," is exclusive to the physical CDit won't come with digital downloads. "Golden Girl" also features a verse at the end from Tyler, The Creator in his first appearance on a Frank Ocean track since his fellow Odd Future cohort came out as bi-sexual . Given that Tyler has attracted plenty of negative attention for [...]]]> text/html 2012-07-10T05:16:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4379096/frank-ocean-channel-orange-available-digitally/


Frank Ocean's new album Channel Orange is now available digitally. If you haven't already heard the epic track "Pyramids" we've included it below. Really, it's daunting to commit to a nine minute song-we know-but it's definitely worth it. Another single from the album was also released this week entitled, "Sweet Life." Take a listen to both, and make sure to cop the full album. This man is a true artists and deserves every dollar. Download Frank Ocean - "Sweet Life"]]>