![]() ![]() ![]() I TOOK A NAP, BUT IT’S PLAYING ON APPLE RADIO RN.” Frank Ocean’s second studio album, Blond, was finally available, exclusive to iTunes as a package deal: all 17 tracks together for $9.99. haha.” And so on August 20, 2016, after a nearly two-month cycle of heightened speculation, hype, teasing, and disappointment, Ocean wryly posted again on his Tumblr, “FUCK, SORRY. A Tumblr post from April of 2015 about the possibility of breaking free from Earth’s gravity is captioned with, “i know, i know.quit asking dumb ass questions to the internet and drop your album. But Ocean is keenly smart and self-aware, he know’s he can’t disappear. Frank Ocean has done both, in addition to moving to London, earning him Harper Lee comparisons to accompany the hype surrounding his rumored follow-up to 2012’s Channel Orange. Let four years pass since your last release, and frustration metastasizes among fans. Delete your Twitter, and you’re now a recluse. The downside is reclusiveness is less alluring for the public. The ease and speed with which we communicate now has made reclusiveness both more alluring and more accessible for artists. ![]() Salinger, and Jeff Mangum not only stopped producing work, but hid themselves for the better part of their careers and lives. There was a time when being classified as a reclusive artist required a true disappearance. ![]()
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