Frank Ocean's music is getting the string treatment.
The Vitamin String Quartet, known for classical takes on pop songs heard in Netflix and Shondaland's Bridgerton and HBO's Westworld, on Friday announced its upcoming album, VSQ Performs Frank Ocean.
The group also offered up the first single, a cover of Frank Ocean's “Pink + White.” The project comes via CMH Label Group/Vitamin Record.
The pop culture-inspired musicians crafted a collection consisting of 13 of Ocean’s “most enduring songs,” according to a publicist statement shared with Complex.
“Creating string arrangements and recordings from the singular work of an artist like Frank Ocean is all the reward you need sometimes,” said James Curtiss, director of A&R at CMH Label Group.
“Wrapping your mind around the psychedelic soul of a track like ‘Pink + White’ and generating a piece of chamber music from those origins allows for something equal parts challenging and freeing," Curtiss continued. "It’s dream material for fans of the original and string savants.”
The new album will also be accompanied by a UK and U.S. tour, with a few stops in May and the remaining stops in the fall.
VSQ Performs Frank Ocean is slated to arrive on April 25.
