{"product_id":"frank-oceans-blonde-33-1-3","title":"Frank Ocean's Blonde (33 1\/3)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy contextualizing the lyrics, reevaluating Ocean's post-album release festival run, and presenting new information about the songs' production, the book decodes the enigma that is Blonde .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrank Ocean's Blonde is a contemporary classic. Sandwiched between Elvis Presley and the Sex Pistols at #79 on Rolling Stones' 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, Blonde defined a generation in the almost nine years since its release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYet, the album is still a mystery to so many. Besides a handful of interviews, a hefty 360-page zine titled Boys Don't Cry , and Tumblr posts from around the time of the album's release, Frank Ocean has distanced himself as much as possible from the album and the conversations involving it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is one of the seminal works in the 2010s Afrofuturism revival, which this book highlights by pointing at the role of modern technology in society, including a dialogue about its misgivings and its ability to manipulate time, memory, and emotions. It spotlights the summer leading up to the album, the album's release, a track-by-track rundown illustrating the album's narrative, along with a discussion about its lasting cultural impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a man who headlined Coachella 2023 despite releasing only ten singles and no album in the eight years prior. How did he manage to maintain such a prophetic status for all those years? The answer is simple: Blonde.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT-BOOK","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":50991971139831,"sku":"979-8765133477","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/4254\/8727\/files\/ebook_1386_22725eaf78.jpg?v=1785573123","url":"https:\/\/kidobook.store\/de\/products\/frank-oceans-blonde-33-1-3","provider":"KidoBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}