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Frank Ocean appeared to arrive at Coachella on Sunday without a plan.
A lot has changed for Ocean since his last performance.
In 2020, his younger brother, Ryan,died in a car accidentat 18.
My brother and I came to this festival a lot, he told the crowd.
I know he wouldve been so excited to be here with all of us.
For someone so private, it was an unexpected moment of candor.
It cast a pall over the performance, turning songs such as Self Control exceptionally morose and bittersweet.
Was Ocean just there to commemorate his brother and fulfill a contractual obligation?
(Not that theresnota new album.
But theres not right now.)
The appreciation seemed to fall on deaf ears, though.
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