While You Wait: A Frank Ocean Album Readiness Kit
We've got four days to prepare.
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Ready to Cry - After what felt like an eternity of waiting — and a little bit of internet trolling thanks to a library card and a live stream — Frank Ocean’s Boys Don’t Cry finally gets a release date of August 5. It appears that Frank’s latest album will be an Apple Music exclusive for two weeks, leaving mere mortals (and Tidal peeps who aren’t subscribed to the music service) waiting or flocking to the service. With just four days until the release of Boys Don’t Cry, here’s how you can keep busy. It almost feels like Lemonade all over again. – Jon Reyes(Photo: Tyler Kaufman/FilmMagic)
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Get your Tumblr account in order. The past has shown us that Frank likes to make any declarations and liner note additions on his Tumblr. - (Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)
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Get your Channel Orange and nostalgia, ultra. on. If you really want to go in, listen to some old demo references Frank made for other artists. - (Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage for TIME)
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Remind yourself of Frank’s pen skills with this letter he wrote prior to Channel Orange being released. - (Photo: Grott, Vegard/AFP/GettyImages)
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On that note, make sure you get a beautiful new tissue dispenser for all the tears that will obviously be shed. - (Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)
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In case your memory is failing you with what Frank will look like performing on TV, look no further. - (Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
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If for some reason you want to rock that same bandanna, we got you. - (Photo: Wendy Refern/Referns)
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You will get the urge to call an ex. The feels will be there. Fight it. We've got the best distraction ever: A big fat book of sudoku. Or word search, whatever. Or just go on IG and make memes. Just keep busy. - (Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
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You know what? Just delete your ex from all social media channels: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. Save yourself the trouble. - (Photo: Matt Kent/Getty Images)
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Give yourself a Frank Ocean movie night with all the films he’s referenced in his work. Like this one, this one or this one. - (Photo: WENN.com)