Apr 27
BotneyFrank please PLEASE release something to end the misery in this thread.
monkey paw just lost a finger new blonded radio episode 2 booty shorts out tomorrow
- Apr 27
innuendoVimeo embeds not working, my bad
still the most beautiful cinematography of the decade. inspired a whole generation's style of photography LOL.
Apr 27Never seen this pic of the Coachella set before
it's feels like one of these rooms from a Gregg Araki film...
- Apr 27
Frank tells us, "It was chaotic. There is some beauty in chaos. It isn’t what I intended to show but I did enjoy being out there and I’ll see you soon."
Apr 27·1 reply
Apr 30my vinyl was “lost in transit” and refunded…yeah i’m ok with my CD copy from barnes and noble
Apr 30https://twitter.com/wy4bt/status/2048542574961414427Misfit
Apr 30On the edge of my seat for the week 2 post
Apr 30·1 replyYeah, the Nikes video should not be hidden. He's always been very strange.
- Apr 30Olaf
Yeah, the Nikes video should not be hidden. He's always been very strange.
Wow, ten years later I can hear the different mix in the second part. I remembered that the first part had the heavy voice.
- May 1
I've heard this album an absurd amount over the 10 years but there's still bars I harp on every now and then
Lately its been "That's why I'm in this b**** wearing a f***ing yarmulke"... 🔥🔥🔥🔥
May 1·3 repliesWhere's the pink & white write up @innuendo
- May 3fancy lacriminal
Where's the pink & white write up @innuendo
With LP5.
- May 7fancy lacriminal
Where's the pink & white write up @innuendo
Coming today
week 3 
May 7·1 replyAway turf no astro
mesmerized by the strobes glow
look at all the people feet dance
May 7·edited
maydayThank you! I’ll share when I can for sure :)
Separate from the music itself, the interregnum between Channel Orange and Blonde remains one of the most fascinating dead-air stretches in modern music. I’m often reminded of the cryptic breadcrumbs, and lore that much of the newer fanbase will never fully inherit. You can comb through archived articles or disappear into Reddit threads, but so much of that era survives only in half-remembered anecdotes and forum mythology, preserved by a handful of us who refreshed Tumblr dashboards, Twitter and KTT daily.
There are countless stories from that era that exist largely outside the searchable internet. Much of what defined that period lives in the collective memory of the people who followed it in real time: how his Pemberton performance was obsessed over because of that line on “Hero,” his dinner with Chassol in Paris, the now-lost Arena Homme+ cover story, or the hashtag change on the original Boys Don’t Cry announcement.
There’s dozens more of these little stories and trivia that I could conjure up but I just wanted to thank any of the OGs that are still around here for keeping the thread alive and continuing to be apart of a very small % of a much bigger community.
On another note, they’re editing the reshoots that took place last year and if you look at any past album release, he’s always wanted to “win” before he dropped ☺️.
Talking about Chassol, he recently talked about this era in a interview (in french)
instagram.com/reel/DYAMmeeoGQk/?igsh=ZzY4cjNuZTBodTl3
Saying Frank was going to the bathroom with his hard drive
May 7·3 repliesFor him, to say to the people who cared about and supported his music and made him rich over the years ‘yes, I am now retired’ or ‘I still intend to release music one day’ would it pain him that much?
Cause just some clarity would be nice after all this time so I don’t sometimes fantasize about a fantasy Frank Ocean album that doesn’t exist
May 7·1 replyThree months until a decade bro I can't believe this.
Beamo23 🍸May 7ShooaThree months until a decade bro I can't believe this.
that's a pretty slow 10 years flew by
May 7·edited·1 replyQuinnFor him, to say to the people who cared about and supported his music and made him rich over the years ‘yes, I am now retired’ or ‘I still intend to release music one day’ would it pain him that much?
Cause just some clarity would be nice after all this time so I don’t sometimes fantasize about a fantasy Frank Ocean album that doesn’t exist
Hello Quinn,
I do not think Frank is retired!
Atp, he probably has a ton of music that could equate to 3 full albums, singers are often writing or making music.
There is an artist thats alot better than Frank Ocean and also disappeared for an extended time
his name is Allan Kingdom
Even baby keem just disappeared and made one of the best albums this year! I'm sure frank will surprise drop but not before gta 6.
- May 7Nibiru
Hello Quinn,
I do not think Frank is retired!
Atp, he probably has a ton of music that could equate to 3 full albums, singers are often writing or making music.
There is an artist thats alot better than Frank Ocean and also disappeared for an extended time
!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCw_uXuil8k
his name is Allan KingdomEven baby keem just disappeared and made one of the best albums this year! I'm sure frank will surprise drop but not before gta 6.
Allan Kingdom? Better?
- OPMay 8·editedfancy lacriminal
Where's the pink & white write up @innuendo
Sorry site locked all users out for a week, couldn’t login during the time
- OPMay 8·1 replyWEEK 01: NIKES!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diIFhc_Kzng&list=RDdiIFhc_Kzng&start_radio=1&pp=ygUGbmtpa2VzoAcBinnuendo
(C. Breaux)
Production: Frank Ocean, Malay Ho and Om'mas Keith
Arrangement: Frank Ocean, Malay Ho and Om'mas Keith
Mellotron: Malay
Drum Programming: Malay Ho and Om'mas Keith
Additional Programming: Frank Ocean
Additional Vocals: Amber CoffmanWEEK 2: IVY
(C. Breaux, M. Ho)
Production: Frank Ocean, Om'mas Keith and Rostam Batmanglij
Arrangement: Rostam Batmanglij
Guitars: Fish - OPMay 8
Ivy: one of the best breakup songs ever. Annoyingly with last weeks technical difficulties couldn’t touch on how cool the mag version of Nikes with Kohh is + few other tail ends of Nikes discourse.
Open forum for any song on Blonde though tbh so post away in any case 🥂
- OPMay 8·edited·1 reply
Final late late night thought while Ivy week commences:
Think my absolute favorite version of this track is the live version he played at Way Out West with a full orchestra in support. Strings mirrored melody, sounded so gorgeous.
I’ve only remembered seeing this short clip of the version, hoping to find the full thing
