{"product_id":"frank-oceans-blonde-9798765133477","title":"Frank Ocean's Blonde","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy contextualizing 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\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrank Ocean's \u003ci\u003eBlonde \u003c\/i\u003eis 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\u003edefined a generation in the almost nine years since its release. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yousef Srour\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.41h x 4.81w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798765133477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYousef Srour\u003c\/b\u003e is a Bay Area-born, Los Angeles-based freelance writer and critic. His work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eLA Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStereogum\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eVallejo Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVariety\u003c\/i\u003e and more.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Yousef Srour \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":67729086447773,"sku":"9798765133477","price":17.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_fed9d8fd-2237-4819-a055-bf7a834beabd.jpg?v=1792579037","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/frank-oceans-blonde-9798765133477","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}