Beyonce provides backing vocals for the closing verse but her presence is barely noticeable, which says a lot about Ocean’s self-confidence with this project. ‘Pink + White’ flows like a summer’s breeze, having an almost tropical feel much like ‘Sweet Life’ from ‘Channel Orange’, this time depicting a more realistic outlook on life. At its climax, Ocean’s falsetto begins to crackle as feedback cuts through, like a metaphor for the way he’s feeling. Unlike much of the instrumental-heavy taster album ‘Endless’, this track sees Ocean’s vocals clean-cut and coming to the fore as he spills his heart about “all the things I didn’t mean to say / I didn’t mean to do”. “I thought that I was dreaming when you said you love me,” he sings over a sparse backdrop. Originally debuted live in Munich during 2013 (albeit as an early draft), ‘Ivy’ sees Frank mull over a failed relationship. In our review of the track, we wrote that it shows Ocean’s “adeptness at making pop music with a difference”, further labelling it as the best thing the singer has released since ‘Channel Orange”s central tour-de-force ‘Pyramids’. It’s only been a day but many fans will already regard it as classic Frank. The album’s lead single, released 24 hours before the new album followed.
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