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Frank Ocean // Thinking About You

I’d always wondered why Frank Ocean gave this track away to Bridget Kelly. Don’t get me wrong, her version is great - but it just lacks that connection with the lyrics, which gives the song that pure, unadulterated emotive feel. Frank provides that real feeling on the track, so it’s no wonder that he’s now releasing at as a single of his own. Add the fact that the song is immediately associated with Francis and he’d be crazy not to release it.

Frank’s falsetto makes this song amazing. Like very few others (Beyoncé being one of them), Frank’s voice takes his music to another level. Most other singers wouldn’t make ‘Thinking About You’ sound that special, but Ocean manages to give it that extra something which makes a song this hypnotic power over you. It’s quite something.

That’s not to say the song isn’t any good. It’s a well written R&B ballad about a girl who doesn’t have the same intentions for a relationship as Frank does. Over a slinky, spacey beat with minimal snares and synths, everything has been executed just about perfectly, making ‘Thinking About You’ extremely atomospheric.

Going for adds on US radio next month, could this be the first single from Frank’s upcoming debut album? I can’t wait to hear plenty of new original material from him, so hopefully this will be on his LP and is a sign that the album’s on its way.

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