{"product_id":"frank-oceans-blonde-by-yousef-srour-9798765133477","title":"Frank Ocean's Blonde","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy contextualising the lyrics, reevaluating Ocean’s post-album release festival run, and presenting new information about the songs’ production, the book decodes the enigma that is \u003ci\u003eBlonde\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrank Ocean’s \u003ci\u003eBlonde\u003c\/i\u003e is a contemporary classic. Sandwiched between Elvis Presley and the Sex Pistols at #79 on Rolling Stones’ 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, \u003ci\u003eBlonde\u003c\/i\u003e defined a generation in the almost nine years since its release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYet, the album is still a mystery to so many. Besides a handful of interviews, a hefty 360-page zine titled \u003ci\u003eBoys Don’t Cry\u003c\/i\u003e, and Tumblr posts from around the time of the album’s release, Frank Ocean has distanced himself as much as possible from the album and the conversations involving it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is one of the seminal works in the 2010s Afrofuturism revival, which this book highlights by pointing at the role of modern technology in society, including a dialogue about its misgivings and its ability to manipulate time, memory, and emotions. It spotlights the summer leading up to the album, the album’s release, a track-by-track rundown illustrating the album’s narrative, along with a discussion about its lasting cultural impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a man who headlined Coachella 2023 despite releasing only ten singles and no album in the eight years prior. How did he manage to maintain such a prophetic status for all those years? The answer is simple: \u003ci\u003eBlonde.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48317944725740,"sku":"9798765133477","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9798765133477-frank-ocean-s-blonde-1.jpg?v=1788750061","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/frank-oceans-blonde-by-yousef-srour-9798765133477","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}