--- description: Frank Ocean's long-awaited new album is reportedly arriving tomorrow, but some of his fans aren't sure whether Frank will actually drop it. title: These Frank Ocean Fans Are Scared the New Album Won’t Happen Tomorrow image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # These Frank Ocean Fans Are Scared the New Album Won’t Happen Tomorrow  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 4, 2016 6:03 PM CUT  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 4, 2016 6:03 PM CUT The journey to a [new Frank Ocean album](http://time.com/4355521/frank-ocean-new-album-friday-june-3/ "undefined") has been long and riddled with [broken dreams and hurt feelings for fans](http://time.com/4432730/frank-ocean-new-album-boys-dont-cry/ "undefined"). In the four years since [his freshman release, _Channel Orange_](http://time100.time.com/2013/04/18/time-100/slide/frank-ocean/ "undefined"), there have been [multiple red herrings, false alarms and conspiracy theories](http://time.com/4413818/frank-ocean-next-album-boys-dont-cry/ "undefined") about his long-anticipated new album, reportedly titled _Boys Don’t Cry_. Given Ocean’s notoriously spotty track record when it comes to releasing an album when he says he will, it should be no surprise that many of his fans are reacting with a healthy dose of skepticism. With his album release purportedly [happening this Friday](http://time.com/4432730/frank-ocean-new-album-boys-dont-cry/ "undefined"), some of his fans feel some type of way about it and took to the Internet to express themselves. Given Ocean’s past promises, this fan had some well-deserved doubt about tomorrow’s release. > [](https://twitter.com/ira/status/760162223532617728) Meanwhile, this meme perfectly summed up how most fans felt about the possibility of a Frank Ocean album actually arriving. Some fans prepared themselves for hurt feelings. > [](https://twitter.com/breecastro%5F/status/761238287994359808) While others already felt salty about the album not being released. > [](https://twitter.com/marqEmarq/status/761231681462427649) Some found the humor in the situation. > [](https://twitter.com/chriscbenson4/status/761233759786168320) Others resigned themselves to a Frank-less fate. > [](https://twitter.com/x%5FPureSeduction/status/761238908214665221) Still, others knew where to place the blame. > [](https://twitter.com/gunclezach/status/761068569203388416) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4438899/frank-ocean-new-album-boys-dont-cry-fans/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4438899/frank-ocean-new-album-boys-dont-cry-fans/"},"headline":"These Frank Ocean Fans Are Scared the New Album Won’t Happen Tomorrow","datePublished":"2016-08-04T18:03:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:35:07.023Z","description":"Can you blame them?","url":"https://time.com/4438899/frank-ocean-new-album-boys-dont-cry-fans/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","Music","Frank Ocean"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4438899/frank-ocean-new-album-boys-dont-cry-fans/","name":"These Frank Ocean Fans Are Scared the New Album Won’t Happen Tomorrow"}}]}] ```