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Reviews 5

Vulnerability At Its Finest: Frank Ocean Live At Lovebox

1 Thing: April’s R&B Reviewed By Tara Joshi

Lead Review: Tara Joshi On Frank Ocean’s Blond[e]

Maus In The House! Oslo’s Oya Festival Reviewed

The Future’s Bright: Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange Track-by-Track

Articles 5

Tracks of the Year

The Quietus Tracks Of The Year 2016

For the final of our year-end lists, we round up the best tracks of 2016 with a Baker's Dozen selected by John Doran, Luke Turner, Karl Smith and Christian Eede, as well as lists from our contributors
Music of the Month

The Best New Music You Missed In August, Chosen By The Quietus

In baring our faults for the world to see, we give ourselves a chance to fix them. In that vein, we've collected together the best new music you might have missed in August - and the best of what somehow managed to pass us by

Black Sky Thinking

The Artist Is Absent: Frank Ocean’s Coded Queerness

Underneath the frenzied media hype surrounding the release of his latest album, Frank Ocean remains an enigma. Laurie Chen reads between the lines to find shifting, forever elusive portrayals of queerness from an introverted visionary
Black Sky Thinking

It’s A Sin? Frank Ocean & Prejudice Against Male Bisexuality

As Frank Ocean writes a beautiful statement about his first love, Luke Turner argues that the reaction to it suggests a society and culture that still finds it difficult to comprehend male bisexuality
A Quietus Interview

‘Imagery, And A Little Bit Of Satire’: An Interview With Frank Ocean

This year, Frank Ocean's Nostalgia, Ultra mixtape has swiftly propelled the Odd Future member to international fame. Melissa Bradshaw meets him to talk about the restrictions of genre and songwriting as storytelling

Baker’s Dozen Appearances 5

Baker's Dozen

God Tier: Tyler Hyde of Black Country, New Road’s Favourite Albums

As she moves up to co-lead vocal and songwriting duties for Black Country, New Road, Tyler Hyde selects 13 records that influence her craft, from Randy Newman to The Fall via Frank Ocean, "Blue" Gene Tyranny and more
Baker's Dozen

Vanity Subjects: Baxter Dury Picks His 13 Favourite Albums

Patrick Clarke meets Baxter Dury in his West London flat, to talk about his favourite albums from Frank Ocean to his father, and an excruciating encounter with Lou Reed and Lana Del Rey
Baker's Dozen

Beautiful & Sad: Ben Watt’s Favourite Albums

As he releases a new solo record, Ben Watt of Everything But The Girl guides Jude Rogers through his Baker's Dozen, from Frank Ocean to Paul Simon and Bobby Womack to why male music critics were afraid of Joni Mitchell
Baker's Dozen

The Marshall Suite: Cat Power’s Favourite Albums

Chan Marshall guides Diva Harris through 13 albums that have soundtracked her life, from stealing cars to heartbreak and escaping difficult times
Baker's Dozen

Cool & Collected: Let’s Eat Grandma’s Favourite Albums

As Let's Eat Grandma release excellent new album I'm All Ears, they guide Aimee Armstrong through a Baker's Dozen loaded with contemporary pop, from Janelle Monáe to Sophie, Kendrick Lamar, Lorde and Christine & The Queens

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