“Simply put, a heartbreaking work of staggering genius”
“Frank Ocean has quickly proven himself to be among the most gifted singer-songwriters of his generation. His major-label debut swings from Stevie-style keyboard breeziness to 90s R&B to mystic psych rock to crunching 8-bit funk without thinking twice. It already feels like a classic.”
“The question isn’t who Frank Ocean loves. It’s how he loves: ardently, recklessly, yet knowingly, with a young man’s headlong passion and a mordant wisdom beyond his years. Ocean made headlines when he revealed on his Tumblr that his first love had been a man; his laments for that doomed romance are all over Channel […]”
“After making a splash with his first mixtape, Frank Ocean is killing it in the world of contemporary R&B with this new album.”
“frank ocean crafts a freeing, emotionally resonant album where storytelling, vivid imagery, and versatile vocals glide over lush production and gospel-tinged ambience; every track feels deliberate, connected, and deeply human, making channel orange a cohesive, radiant body of work that fully realizes its emotional and artistic vision.”
“Really decent album from Frank Ocean, I feel on this album Frank uses his voice and vocals a lot more and carries the album with that, compared to ‘blonde’ where it’s very production focused. Supper chilled out vibes on the album, top songs are ‘Thinkin Bout You’ ‘Pyramids’ ‘Lost’ ‘Pink Matter’ ft André 3000 ‘Forrest Gump’”
“if i rated this a few years ago, it probably would have gotten a higher score. i’ve listened to a fair amount of frank throughout my life and his music just isn’t really my type any more + i’ve always preferred blonde in comparison.”
“Every song is absolutely amazing except for the final song “forest gump”. Still a great song but just too gay for me lmao, nothing against it just what I like to listen to. Great album tho”
“Selon moi channel ORANGE est même mieux que BLOND, surtout car il y a moins d’interludes. C’est aussi cet album qui contient le plus de classiques de Frank Ocean.”
“Love this album, some songs are weaker than others but overall very solid. Monks is underrated and definitely my favorite song on the whole album”
“Honestly like it more than blonde as of right now. I feel like the songs are less acquired and easier to just pick up and listen to them.”
“great album by frank, i really adore what he does here, especially on tracks like crack rock and forrest jump. fantastic record.”
