Frank Ocean Is Back in the Most Frank Ocean Way Possible
Frank Ocean surprise released his 'Endless' visual album and Twitter is freaking out about it.
Last night Frank Ocean surprise released his new visual album Endless—an 18-song drop that features collaborations with Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, James Blake, Sampha, Jazmine Sullivan, Arca, and more.
Of course, to stream Endless you have to watch Frank build a spiral staircase out of wooden boxes on his black-and-white Apple Music web stream.
Rolling Stone confirmed that Endless is a different project from his proper new album, previously titled Boys Don’t Cry, which is set for release on Apple Music this weekend.
Now Frank’s recent Tumblr post: “I got two versions. I got twoooo versions” makes more sense.
As in life, we look to Twitter for guidance on how to weigh our own reactions about Endless.
Below are some of Twitter’s best reactions to new Frank Ocean material—some have forgiven him for the long wait, while others are begrudgingly listening.
Me waking up and finding out that Frank Ocean actually dropped his album pic.twitter.com/YWrYLByJAx
— Black Girl Culture (@melaninist) August 19, 2016
good morning to nobody except frank ocean
— 21 sweetheart (@radioheadass) August 19, 2016
Frank Ocean's "Endless" title is inspired by the endless wait, my endless tears, my endless trust and abandonment issues
— mommy (@deryanisperos) August 19, 2016
DID FRANK OCEAN BUILD A STAIRCASE SO HE COULD LITERALLY "DROP" HIS ALBUM pic.twitter.com/N7MhdD4doI
— LOUDPVCK (@LOUDPVCK) August 19, 2016
When you realise it ain't a drill.. Frank Ocean has ACTUALLY dropped a new album pic.twitter.com/x1GwvRxxW1
— Scarlett Ellis (@sellisx) August 19, 2016
when u swore off Frank Ocean and his lies but u back to watching this livestream because u know you've forgiven him pic.twitter.com/kmEGWQ4e3C
— Omnia (@Omnia_Saed) August 19, 2016
cool idea for hell: frank ocean has put out new music, but you're on a flight with terrible wifi and can't listen— troye sivan (@troyesivan) August 19, 2016
Me listening to #ENDLESS pic.twitter.com/LDAOxvGpFz
— Trey$oles (@TreyWestt) August 19, 2016
i just woke up to #ENDLESS and honestly i've never felt so many emotions at once pic.twitter.com/m68kbjSL1d— dad (@GxldenGemini) August 19, 2016
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