{"id":655106,"date":"2016-08-11T09:53:43","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T13:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.fredericknewspost.com\/playlist\/?p=655106"},"modified":"2016-08-11T09:53:43","modified_gmt":"2016-08-11T13:53:43","slug":"music-mental-health-frank-ocean-abandonment-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fnpsites.net\/playlist\/2016\/08\/11\/music-mental-health-frank-ocean-abandonment-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Music &amp; Mental Health: Frank Ocean &amp; Abandonment Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-642092\" src=\"http:\/\/fnpsites.net\/playlist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/07\/ImadeHeadshot-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"ImadeHeadshot\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fnpsites.net\/playlist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/07\/ImadeHeadshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fnpsites.net\/playlist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/07\/ImadeHeadshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fnpsites.net\/playlist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/07\/ImadeHeadshot.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><em><strong>Behold Music &amp; Mental Health, a feature we hope to bring you more often than not, written by the fabulous Imade Borha. She\u2019ll check in from time to time with her thoughts on \u2026 well \u2026 presumably, music and mental health. Duh. If you dig, you can follow her on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/imadeintruth\">here<\/a>. Enjoy!\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Frank Ocean is the reason why I have abandonment issues. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/08\/02\/arts\/music\/frank-ocean-boys-dont-cry-apple-release-date.html\"><span class=\"s2\">According to the NY Times<\/span><\/a>, he was supposed to pick up the kids &#8211; or, well, I mean drop an album &#8211; last Friday. Ocean didn\u2019t even offer a tired excuse that he\u2019ll pick up the kids, erm, release an album this\u00a0weekend. Rumors are now swirling that the new date may be <a href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/4444187\/frank-ocean-album-release-date\/\"><span class=\"s2\">November 13<\/span><\/a>. Frank Ocean, yet again, reminds me that my deadbeat dad\u2019s child support scam can deceive us all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The challenge of abandonment issues is that you can relive unresolved childhood pain with the slightest trigger. You can see the face of your abuser in every person you see, even when some of those individuals can be the most supportive people in your life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">So, in light of Frank Ocean\u2019s deadbeat dad parody, it\u2019s important to remember that there are good artists out there who don\u2019t act like your ex, or your dad who gave you a briefcase on your birthday even though\u00a0he owes thousands of dollars in backed child support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I have faith that Ocean will eventually release a thoughtful, gender-norm-defying album from his own voice at his own time. But until then, there\u2019s a great R&amp;B artist based just an hour\u2019s drive away (OK, two hours in traffic) that is worthy of your support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Muhsinah<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3pgIj8ZQvqs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">You want an artist with a consistent release schedule? You got it. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/muhsinah\"><span class=\"s2\">Muhsinah<\/span><\/a> has a <a href=\"https:\/\/play.spotify.com\/artist\/2xMBRdUYQjgJezQ8lNGQq5\"><span class=\"s2\">once a month EP series<\/span><\/a> simply named after the month the project embodies. Recently, I saw her perform at Songbyrd Cafe and the crowd was criminally small. This is the D.C. native who performed with Common, De La Soul, Flying Lotus and Foreign Exchange. Muhsinah is a classically trained pianist and a musical mad scientist who experiments with eccentric sounds as a singer, songwriter, musician and producer. She is a musical treasure. See for yourself. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Behold Music &amp; Mental Health, a feature we hope to bring you more often than not, written by the fabulous Imade Borha. 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