Frank Ocean shares new song on first Blonded Radio show since 2019

On December 25 Frank Ocean returned with a new episode of his Blonded Radio programme.

The show's Christmas episode, branded 'blonded Xmas,' was the first in two years.

The programme, which premiered on Apple Music, included over 9 minutes of new music from Frank Ocean as well as a discussion between the artist and extreme athlete Wim Hof (AKA The Ice Man).

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In an Instagram story, Frank explained: “Me and [Wim Hof] had a conversation some time ago when I was in the earlier stages of grief. And I remember marveling afterwards at how his energy blasted through the phone. So much vim in this Wim.”

“We spoke for a while about his work, the purpose of grief and how going into the cold water changed his life. It reminded me of conversations in the studio with players I know.

"Freewheeling, psychedelic, emotionally charged, intelligent and generous. I enjoyed listening to him, so in this edit I just let him speak uninterrupted.”

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Frank raps over a piano tune in his latest single.

"Hearing Frank Ocean rap over a piano is a fantastic Christmas gift," one fan wrote on social media.

Others said: "Frank Ocean freestyling over a minecraft instrumental got me crying on Christmas Day".

Fans of Frank have been wanting a new album from the US rapper and singer for quite some time. One person said on YouTube "at this point, Frank could just be singing the alphabet in French and we'd make it platinum".

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Check out Blonded Radio's Christmas show here.

Listen to a fan recording of the track below.

[Via: Highsnobiety]

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