![]() It’s a nifty trick that Kanye only recently began to understand, and borrow, with Pablo: Polish is fine, but it’s not really all that interesting. And let’s face it: “I will always love you,” is just about the most vulnerable thing you can say, especially for someone like Frank, who is always croaking against the upper limits of his vocal register. ![]() But as the crescendo builds and builds, instead of reaching an apex the floor suddenly drops out, leaving Frank’s voice to quake with a single dulcet keyboard tone. On “Godspeed,” he starts with a thick tangle of Twin Peaks-ian ‘80s synths that, for the next 35 seconds, mutate into a wall of scraggly, dissonant noise you can practically hear the ghost of Lester Bangs popping an Astral Weeks boner. ![]() It’s telling that the most beautiful moment on Blonde is when Frank is spiritually closest to God.
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