On November 29, 2014, Ocean released a snippet to "Memrise", a song rumored as the lead single from his new album, on Tumblr. In April 2014, Ocean stated his second album was nearly finished, and in June, Billboard reported the singer was working with Happy Perez, Charlie Gambetta and Kevin Ristro (whom he worked with on Nostalgia, Ultra), alongside Hit-Boy, Rodney Jerkins, and Danger Mouse. He came down and he wanted me to do something for his record, but I don’t think he liked it." He also stated a desire to collaborate with Archy Marshall, better known as King Krule however, Marshall stated in an interview with Pitchfork that the collaboration was not successful, saying: "Frank was at my house, yeah. Ocean expressed an interest in collaborating with Tame Impala and stated an intention to record in Bora Bora. Ocean also revealed it would be another concept album, and he was drawing influence from the Beach Boys and the Beatles. On February 21, 2013, Ocean confirmed work began for his second studio album, including tentative collaborations with Tyler, the Creator, Pharrell Williams, and Danger Mouse. Upon its re-release, it was positively reassessed, with praise directed toward its variety and since then became a cult favorite among Frank Ocean fans. It also contains uncredited guest appearances from Sampha and Jazmine Sullivan.Įndless received generally positive reception, with critics praising the musical content, namely its abstract structural compositions, although some were divided over the visual aspects, noting its length. Thematically, Endless explores Ocean's status as a celebrity, love and heartbreak, and age.
Music journalists have noted the album features a minimalist aesthetic with a loose musical structure and contains similar elements featured on Blonde, including ambient pop, avant-soul, R&B, and trap. The film follows Ocean silently woodworking on a staircase while the audio plays. Endless was recorded in various studios across California, as well as in London, Miami, and Berlin, with production handled primarily by Ocean, Vegyn, Michael Uzowuru, and Troy Noka Ocean previously collaborated with Noka on his debut mixtape, Nostalgia, Ultra (2011). The album followed a period of controversy for Ocean, who was in a highly publicized battle with Def Jam Recordings, and it was the subject of widespread media discussion upon release. Endless was later remastered and had a limited reissue in physical audio and visual formats on April 10, 2018. It was released on August 19, 2016, as an exclusive streaming-only video on Apple Music, and preceded the August 20 release of Ocean's second studio album Blonde. Endless is a visual album by American singer Frank Ocean.
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