Apologies for the absence - I was far away, living the high life. Now I have a headache.
In recompense, I'm going to give you what is doubtless my favourite RnB album of the year. I've got it on heavy rotation, and it just gets better and better: the harmonies are more complex than they seem, the lyrics are quietly clever, and it just sounds good.
Frank Ocean takes the brutal freshness of OFWGKTA, and packages it in honey. There's a nice little interview with him here, but all you really need is the album, which you can download here - I don't think the Pitchfork review does it justice.
This little number covers love and drugs and fame and music. In just over 5 minutes.
Without sounding trite. This is like nothing you've ever heard before. Move over Marvin.
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