Ocean has not released an album since Blonde in 2016, which he was grateful to self-release following a split from Def Jam Recordings as he didn’t have to worry about how it performed in the charts.

Felt like it fit the wabi sabi of Wim’s words. “I came back and added a few words and parts over the top of that take more recently. I added some writing at the end that I did a single take of Cory in the summer of 2020. Me, (Cory Henry), and (Dylan Patrice) played some sounds underneath to heighten the feeling. “I enjoyed listening to him, so in this edit I just let him speak uninterrupted. Freewheeling, psychedelic, emotionally charged, intelligent and generous. Ocean added: “It reminded me of conversations in the studio with players I know. We spoke for a while about his work, the purpose of grief and how going into the cold water changed his life.” Ocean wrote on Instagram: “Me and had a conversation some time ago when I was in the earlier stages of grief and I remember marveling afterward at how his energy blasted through the phone.

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