Frank Ocean releases his first single “Nature Feels”

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Frank Ocean has dropped his first solo track on SoundCloud and Tumblr called “Nature Feels.”

Frank’s note on the song from his blog:

[This is] an old remix I did to MGMT’s “Electric Feel.” Can you guess that voice in the background?

That’s a trick question. Uncredited are both Brandy and Rich King.


Update 2011-02-16:

Frank Ocean included “Nature Feels” on his debut project, Nostalgia Ultra.

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