Given the expectations following Channel Orange, it was bold of him to follow it up with this. I am actually digging the album a lot thus far. I don't care for some of the vocal effects, don't care for the interludes, and I'm pretty iffy about White Ferrari and Futura Free. Other than those somewhat minor gripes, I'm really digging it. Pink + White, Nights, Close To You, and Godspeed are early favorites. I really wish Close To You was longer. I'm also really digging fan of Solo, Self Control, and Ivy.
Definitely an album to be enjoyed by oneself in introspective moments more than an album to party with. There's no Sweet Life, no Thinking Bout You, no Pyramids, no Crack Rock not much 'fun' on this album, but there's definitely a lot of depth. A lot of emotion. A lot of beauty. A lot of quality. A good album worth diving into.