Frank Ocean to Release 'Endless' Album on Streaming Services
Two-and-a-half years later, Frank Ocean’s Endless is finally coming to streaming services.
The project was expected to be released as early as today, according to Billboard. It previously existed as a 45-minute visual on Apple Music when it debuted on Aug. 18, 2016, but fans have been patiently waiting for a track-by-track album on streaming services.
Other sources say the project won’t be dropping today, but will be available in the near future. It’s unclear why Ocean decided to do a proper release years after the visual dropped.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A-MJTK4Ms0
Endless was an Apple Music exclusive and marked Ocean first new music since 2012’s Channel ORANGE as well as his last release on Def Jam. The experimental 45-minute soundtrack was accompanied by a black-and-white visual in which Ocean showed off his woodworking skills in a warehouse. The music featured appearances from Sampha, James Blake, and Jazmine Sullivan, as well as a cover of Aaliyah’s “At Your Best (You Are Love).”
A day after Endless, Ocean’s sophomore album Blond was released via his own label, Boys Don’t Cry, and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
In November 2017, Ocean sold Endless on vinyl, CD, DVD, and VHS through his website.
UPDATE: It appears that Endless won’t be coming to streaming services after all. A Frank Ocean fan account shared the news on Instagram, writing, “soon we’ll be able to listen to Endless track-by-track!!!!!! (officially lol).”
Ocean appeared in the comments to debunk the reports, simply writing, “Fake news.”