Frank Ocean announces new album; download a 10-minute track from it

Last year Odd Future’s Frank Ocean released his debut mixtape Nostalgia.ULTRA, which heralded the arrival of a great young talent in the world of R&B. Looking to capitalize on the buzz surrounding him right now, Ocean has announced that he will release an album called Channel Orange this year on July 17th through Def Jam.

Along with the release info, Ocean has released a new batch of tour dates and is allowing fans to stream or download the 10-minute track “Pyramids.” Check out both of these below.

Tour dates:

07-13 Seattle, WA – Showbox at the Market
07-14 Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore Ballroom
07-16 San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom
07-17 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
07-19 Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa
07-20 Dallas, TX – Southside Music Hall
07-22 Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theatre
07-23 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
07-25 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
07-26 New York, NY – Terminal 5
07-28 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
07-29 Montreal, Quebec – Club Soda
07-31 Toronto, Ontario – The Guvernment
08-01 Detroit, MI – TBA
08-04 Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza