Janelle Monae Is Back for Pleasure

2023-05-12 by Cyan isn't a shade of blue. | 9 Comments
Janelle Monae just announced her next album, The Age of Pleasure, set to come out June 9th, 2023. The lead single, "Float", features Fela Kuti's youngest son, Seun Kuti.

Tracklist:
1. "Float" [ft. Seun Kuti and Egypt 80]
2. "Champagne Shit"
3. "Black Sugar Beach"
4. "Phenomenal"
5. "Haute"
6. "Oh La La"
7. "Lipstick Lover"
8. "The Rush"
9. "The French 75"
10. "Water Slide"
11. "Know Better"
12. "Paid in Pleasure"
13. "Only Have Eyes 42"
14. "A Dry Red"

Float [ft. Seun Kuti and Egypt 80]:



Lipstick Lover:



Source: https://pitchfork.com/news/janelle-monae-announces-first-album-in-5-years-shares-new-video-watch/

Tagged: Janelle Monae

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ArsMoriendi
May 12th 2023
40984 Comments


Thoughts:
1. Both new singles suck and are generic
2. Man, The ArchAndroid, and The Electric Lady are so good though, what happened?
3. I love how the video for "Lipstick Lover" is so sexual that it got age restricted. For anyone wondering, it's super gay! Which is awesome, right in time for Pride Month
4. I'm on the fence about even hearing this. I'm afraid it'll be a 1/5 based on the singles

Koris
Staff Reviewer
May 12th 2023
21126 Comments


^ Yeah, there seems to be a distinct lack of ambition in her more recent output. Sucks, because I love the prog-soul stylings of her first few records, and the way she could balance pop sensibilities with genre-bending artistry

Shiranui
May 12th 2023
1044 Comments


Music video is trying to come off as way too provocative for the actual music to be this dull. I don't get the target audience for this. There's a real gap between her thighs and the musical relevance of this.

SmurkinGherkin
May 12th 2023
2162 Comments


Hopefully better than her last album, was quite disappointed with that

ArsMoriendi
May 12th 2023
40984 Comments


Yeah only track from Dirty Computer I still kinda care about is Screwed, and even then it's just because it's so damn catchy

Ryus
May 12th 2023
36686 Comments


wow this sucks

Jash
May 12th 2023
4932 Comments


Super bummed by the singles, and I loved her last one

Shiranui
May 12th 2023
1044 Comments


If this ends up being a missed opportunity to shine light on an important topic, it will be worth double the frustration.

ChaoticVortex
May 13th 2023
1588 Comments


Compared to anything on ArchAndroid and The Electric Lady, this is fucking tragic, the most generic and radio safe pop/RnB imaginable. I fully get Janelle not wanting to get stuck in the Cindi Mayweather persona and be more open, sexy, raunchy, personal, but it seems to me that she also threw out any musical ambition she had in the past. So disappointing and frustrating.



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