Ocean's album causes waves
When Frank Ocean's Blond album hit the internet in the early hours of yesterday, many could not believe their ears. They had been waiting since 2012 for the crooner's follow-up album. There were several delays and false release dates.Frustrated fans have laid into Ocean and he has been the subject of many a Twitter rant in the past few months.The follow-up to his 2012 debut album Channel Orange was due to come out on August 5, but was pushed back , said a source quoted on The Verge website.The 17-track Blond album has contributions from Beyoncé, Kanye West, Pharrell, Andre 3000, Tyler the Creator and James Blake, but is largely a solo work from the avant-garde artist.It has been released exclusively on Apple Music and iTunes for two weeks...
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