Frank Ocean: A Timeline
When Frank Ocean released his debut album “channel ORANGE,” Psy’s “Gangnam Style†was an internet sensation, CERN had just discovered the Higgs boson, Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney would soon be a meme, iTunes Ping was still a thing, and an “Ice Age” movie was debuting at the box office. Needless to say, things have changed. Throughout this four-year span, fans have relentlessly pursued any and every possible detail about a follow-up to “channel ORANGE.” And Frank Ocean has burrowed into hiding in the aftermath of his breakthrough, prompting web search parties and making every emergence a unicorn sighting. With the album now around the corner, Pitchfork traces the steps through this mystery. This is a full “Boys Don’t Cry” timeline.
