I first heard of the wonderful Frank Ocean through Kanye and Jay-Z's "No Church In The Wild" (was that really one year ago? Huh...). Now he's hanging around with his own album, Channel Orange. The single "Pyramids" came to me via SoundCloud a few weeks ago, and at nearly ten minutes long, we're getting into epic territory. I always say, if you're going to make a track that long, it better be good. This is good.
With help from John Mayer on guitar, Mr. Ocean uses some nice metaphors and lyrics to sing about a pimp falling for one of his own girls. Not bad. You do suspect something with the lyrics she's working at the pyramid tonight, but otherwise, "Pyramids" doesn't sound like what you think it might with that content. Think interesting R&B with a touch of electronica and a little bit contemporary. Not bad, Mr. Ocean. Not bad at all.
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