In an interview with Pitchfork, Wolfgang Tillmans walks us through his photoshoot with Frank Ocean for Fantastic Man magazine. This shoot would lead to a newfound friendship, and Tillman’s song would be used as the bookends to Frank’s new visual album, Endless.
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Wolfgang Tillmans is a German photographer by trade, but he’s been dabbling with electronic music for 30 years. He released his first EP, 2016/1986, in 2016 and was asked by Frank Ocean whether his new song “Device Control” from a forthcoming follow-up EP of the same name could be sampled.
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The 46-minute visual album is available exclusively on Apple Music. It features Ocean constructing a spiral staircase in an empty warehouse, all set to new music—with potentially more to come.
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Internet sleuths have discovered a media release within the source code of Calvin Klein’s website, following Frank Ocean’s appearance in the brand’s #MyCalvins ad campaign. The unpublished text reveals that Ocean is working on a book, in addition to his forthcoming album and magazine, Boys Don’t Cry.
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In a surreal video filmed by British filmmaker Tyrone Lebon, Frank Ocean joins a host of other celebrities in modeling for Calvin Klein’s fall 2016 #MyCalvins global campaign. The one-minute underwear advert sees Ocean discussing his passion for music as a new instrumental plays in the background. He also quotes prospective lyrics from his overdue album, Boys Don’t Cry.
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A mysterious image has appeared on Ocean’s website, showing a library book insert with a series of crossed-out “due dates.” The post is his first update since April 2015, when he announced the originally planned July 2015 release date for “album 3” and “issue 1” of his companion magazine.
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On June 12, 2016, a gunman killed 49 people and wounded 58 others at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. It is the worst mass shooting in U.S. history to date and is widely viewed as a hate crime targeting the LGBTQ+ community. In its wake, Frank Ocean pens an emotional essay on Tumblr, discussing religion, violence, pride, and his experiences with homophobia.
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UK singer James Blake’s new track “Always” interpolates an unreleased Frank Ocean song titled “Godspeed.” Blake released the piece on his third studio album, The Colour in Anything.
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In the wake of his passing, Frank Ocean shared a heartfelt eulogy on Tumblr for his favorite musician, Prince, calling him a “vanguard and genius.”
Read MoreTwo snippets of what sound like new Frank Ocean songs have been posted online.
Read More"One of my management people called me and told me they were trying to keep him offline, so I apologize for that.
Read More"We recording new music today (Jan. 7), We are in L.A. I’m here working with Wiz [Khalifa] and I called him [Frank Ocean], he’s in the studio.
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There’s no news yet for when these designs will be available.
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The new domain replaces frankocean.com to reflect his prospective album and magazine, Boys Don’t Cry.
Read MoreIt's possible this could indicate new music coming soon. It's equally possible this means nothing.
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In a Tumblr post, Frank Ocean shared his Snapchat username, which spells the phrase “A Real Glitter Boy.”
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Christopher Edwin “Lonny” Breaux has officially changed his legal name to the alias he adopted five years ago: Frank Ocean. The moniker is said to be “cobbled out of various tributes to Frank Sinatra, Ocean’s 11, and a pimp-like character he created to razz a friend at a party.”
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In a website and Tumblr post, Ocean reveals that “album 3” is set for release in July 2015, alongside “issue 1” of his companion magazine. The teaser offers a first look at the magazine’s cover, which will be available in “two versions.”
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“Frank Ocean wanted to do rap, so we canceled him,” Brian Wilson told Vulture in an interview about his upcoming record, No Pier Pressure.
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