![]() Ocean knew how to engineer an exciting moment like that John Mayer guitar solo. More expansive songs like “Pyramids” were too loose and shaggy for pop-song structure, but there was still precision in their architecture. And tracks like “Thinkin Bout You” and “Lost” were so immediate, in part, because they were so structured. He could draw on that gift at his leisure. With that album, Ocean was making a type of soul music that was sun-blind and decentered, but he still had a mechanic’s understanding of how pop music worked, of how you’re supposed to put a song together. The version of Ocean who made Channel Orange wasn’t too far removed from his government-name self, the one who’d put in time in the trenches, writing pop songs for hire for clients like Justin Bieber and Brandy. ![]() Back when he made Channel Orange, Frank Ocean had a secret weapon, and that secret weapon was Christopher Breaux.
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