Janelle Monae

Plus, even if Tightrope isn't your cup of tea, "Cold War" is straight fire.

And ends with a fade out that could lead into Boulevard of Broken Dreams, oddly enough.

no, that one actually is dire whatever context you put it in.

I TIP ON ALLIGATORS
AND LITTLE RATTLESNAKERS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwnefUaKCbc

BUT I'M ANOTHER FLAVOR SOMETHING LIKE A TERMINATOR

monae got heat

I'm ridiculously excited to see her next week

Same here in two weeks -- though for her EMP talk rather than a performance!

I watched this video before bed and had dreams about it. Been in my head since...

Yeah, Tightrope is awesome (and I maintain that Cold War is too, even if it's a little messier structurally).

Digging the video and hoping that this means that Monae isn't just hanging out with Big Boi and Diddy and of Montreal and Solange (and by extension Grizzly Bear and Dirty Projectors and Beyonce) but also with Yeasayer, since they've both put out videos this year with the creepy mirror-face dudes.

Like, WKIW ^^^

yep, so pumped for this.

I love that video. Cool dancing!

http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/archandroid_cover.jpg

YES!

wow. that's some awesome art.

ha, outbaduing badu

okay let's not get crazy

more like outbaduing xtina

just the visuals, just the visuals

wait

she spells it monáe

how on earth is that supposed to be pronounced? there's no á in french, and i'm not aware of another reference point.

if it's pronounced MOE-NAH-EE, it should perhaps be spelled monàe. if it's pronounced MOE-NAY, then monée would be more appropriate. if it's MOE-NAH-AY, then monaée is possible (but awkward).

explique-moi.

http://images.encyclopediadramatica.com/images/4/4c/Itisamystery.gif

is it sort of like the heavy-metal umlaut?

also i'm getting a bit tired of videos that have a rock band hanging around "playing" instruments that aren't to be heard in the arrangement.

i mean, i get it, it's just played at this point.

ha, the r&b acute is totally like the metal umlaut

ágrééd

Meshell Ndegeocello
Janelle Monae
Esmee Denters
Beyonce
who else?

Mýa

Mýa

Zhané

not sure why the double post

teairra marí

deserves a thread imo

T-Páin

R. Kellée

Forksclovétofu

see ü and raise ü

But what about Jaÿ-Z?

ha, what is the deal w/ jigga's discarded umlaut?

http://www.amazon.com/The-ArchAndroid/dp/B003L0V758/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1273342495&sr=301-1

sounding good if not earth shattering

some obv standouts though

mainly the slow songs

her rockers are very generic

It's out and about. Two tracks in and I'm signed up for wherever this takes me. This is better than I'd hoped.

Hoped/dreamed/take yr pick.

:D

http://www.mediabistro.com/agencyspy/original/rubot2.jpg

Not to jump the gun or anything but four and a half tracks in and I think this is going to be really good. Very psyched.

I found it mostly underwhelming on first listen. There's nothing as arresting as Sincerely, Jane. However, I do really like her personality and vision, so I will give it a few more tries.

Excellent singing as well, of course.

Mmm. Suite II >> Suite III and there's no 'Sincerely, Jane', but hopefully it'll be a grower - there's plenty here to like, but it's a lot to process at once.

Has she blown up yet? In Atlanta it's felt like she was about to blow up for about 5 or 6 years...

i don' think she's blown up yet, but i'm hoping this album will help.

it's a weird album though. not sure what to think yet!