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Under the veil of distant laughter and muffled conversation, the awakened hiss of a television enters the frame of sound. The warped tones of a Playstation One startup screen engulf the white noise as the beginning interactions between player and game take place. And then, silence. Right before royal strings introduce a melody that some of us have, long already, been introduced to . There's probably much to be read into in these early moments. But one thing that remains striking is that, within the relative ambiguity of the introduction to Frank Ocean's major label debut album, [...]

Stream: Frank Ocean - “Pyramids”. Ten minutes from now you’ll probably press play again. Just saying.

There's been a lot of talk about Frank Ocean over the last few weeks, the majority of it I've not really paid attention to. I'll keep this quick: I couldn't give a fuck what Frank's sexual orientation is, but I say good on him for making his announcement. It might lead to some petty grief , particularly in a notoriously conservative country like the USA, but you'll hopefully open up a few minds too. There. That's my two cents. What I'm really concerned about is how his new [...]

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It's been a big week for Frank Ocean. Following his first live television performance on Jimmy Fallon and an early digital release of his new album , Frank sat down with a 10 minute interview for BBC One. Frank touched on his reason for releasing the album early, his upcoming channel ORANGE tour and more. Zane Lowe kept his interview questions about the music, choosing not to bring up Frank's recent announcement . I hope the conversation continues to be about the music. Listen to the interview below: [...]

"Sweet LIFE" is the second single to surface from  Channel   Orange . The album in it's entirely can be streamed over at Frank's Tumblr , but you may as well grab the freebies while you listen to the rest. Soulful and nostalgic R&B at it's finest- See previously: Frank Ocean | Pyramids alh Tweet

In an interview with BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe, Frank Ocean has disccussed the reasons for the release of his debut album Channel Orange a week early on iTunes, citing the decision by Jay-Z and Kanye West to release Watch The Throne on iTunes a week before its release last year. Hear the interview in full below and you read our review of Channel Orange here .

Here is a great review of an amazing album by Billboard.com: There is a difference between Frank Ocean and the rest of his R&B contemporaries. No, it has nothing to do with his admittedly introverted demeanor, or his Odd Future affiliation, or penchant for playing "Guitar Hero" in time with a legendary Eagles guitar solo. It especially has nothing to do with his sexual orientation. Rather, this 24-year-old is lapping his peers and setting the blogosphere ablaze because of the fearlessness in everything he does. [...]

For Frank Ocean , releasing his debut LP Channel Orange digitally one week early was part of the plan all along. The "Pyramids" singer called in to have a chat with Zane Lowe of BBC Radio 1, and explained the reasoning behind pulling the trigger seven days ahead of the planned release date for the album. "It was actually the plan all along. I kind of wanted to mirror what Jay and Kanye did with Watch The Throne — [...]

Frank Ocean -  Channel Orange Def Jam: 2012 Frank Ocean’s 2011 debut album,  Nostalgia, Ultra , was an admirable collection of R&B songs both weird and enlightened that managed to swim defiantly against the mainstream current while remaining unexpectedly accessible to a broad swath of listeners (soul and pop-rock have rarely collided with such happy coalition as on Frank’s rendition of Coldplay’s “Strawberry Swing”). Most of this was due to the artist whose advanced level of emotional intelligence belied a young age (24) and whose approach to the craft [...]

Frank Ocean is everywhere lately and you know what? You better get used to it. Dude's here to stay. Anyway, he just had a call with BBC Radio 12s Zane Lowe and the two talked about the iTunes exclusive release of Channel Orange , his upcoming solo tour, performing on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon , and more. You can listen to the entire interview below and be on the look out for our review of the album. [ via ]

Slava P is just saying that this album has a John Mayer guest spot. Start Playstation noises. All "classic" albums begin with a short intro. Thinking About You Same vocals, third mix. Callow, endearing lyrics. But over-produced. Fertilizer Flipping through channels, a commercial for shit. Or, a love song. Or both. Sierra Leone Sleepy and soulful, an ambient [...]

Frank Ocean - Channel Orange By Greg Salter I feel like the best way to think about Frank Ocean is as a storyteller – he’s said as much himself recently and this allows you to take in the shifts in tone and focus on Channel Orange as the album unfurls over its 55 minutes. The songs on this album sit somewhere between the personal and political and, with an empathy and insight rare in modern pop music, Ocean just allows his stories to unfold with a [...]

Channel Orange , el primer álbum oficial de Frank Ocean, la nueva estrella del r&b . El disco del que todo el mundo habla y hablará en las próximas semanas y probablemente meses. No ha salido todavía a la venta (lo hará el próximo martes 17 de julio) y ya es considerado por muchos como el disco del año. "Awesome" (The Fader), "Brilliant" (The Guardian), son sólo algunos de los adjetivos ya adjudicados a esta obra. Y se ajustan a la realidad. Escúchalo en su integridad, disfruta [...]

Frank Ocean has released his game changer of an album a week ahead of schedule and we've got a few high quality copies (digital) to giveaway. If you've yet to hear what everyone is raving about now's your chance to own channel ORANGE . A freebie, courtesy of us. Read the simple details below. Here’s how you enter  Like us on Facebook  or comment "channel ORANGE" on this Frank Ocean post on our  page. OR [...]

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Image: A LA Native There's no denying Frank Ocean has made waves over the past seven days, beginning with the man-love admission last week, followed by the early iTunes release [...]

Who needs Target, anyway? The retailer may be refusing to carry Frank Ocean 's debut LP Channel Orange once the physical CD is released next Tuesday — supposedly because the album was offered up on iTunes a week early — but digital sales are selling better than expected, Billboard reports. While Zac Brown Band 's Uncaged is looking to be next week's #1 album on the Top 200 chart with [...]

After making a splash with his first mixtape, Frank Ocean is killing it in the world of contemporary R&B with this new album. WATCH THE REVIEW

Frank Ocean's "Channel Orange" cover While Frank Ocean will come up short of the No. 1 spot on next week's Billboard 200 albums chart, he still has a lot to be happy about. The singer is expected to make some major waves on the main albums chart with a very strong debut week. Early predictions sees Frank Ocean's new album titled " Channel Orange " splashing on the Billboard 200 with around 110,000 - 125,000 copies sold. While this is a solid debut sales week for any artist in today's market, it should be [...]

Frank Ocean may have already released channel ORANGE , but that isn't stopping him from making waves in the music world. Fresh off a live performance on Fallon , we have a new track from the singer titled 'Golden Girl.' The song is set to appear as a bonus track on the physical version of the album due in stores on July 17. In other news, Ocean's debut is set to make quite the showing on the charts. channel ORANGE is estimated to sell 110-125,000 [...]

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