Janelle Monae

we lost her to the GAP

yeah, feels that way

that's too bad because I don't think she's actually that great an actress (she was good in moonlight but everything she did in hidden figures was so self-serious and actor-ly....whole movie was kind of like that though). more music please! obv she is very beautiful so I'm not surprised she has a million makeup endorsement deals.

i just saw her in moonlight and thought she was great

i can't blame her for Hidden Figures, that was clearly the direction/tone of the film. i mean, you know Kevin Costner signed up just for that ridiculous scene with the bathroom sign. Moonlight is great proof that Monae can act well in the right role

Well this is an interview and a half

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/feb/22/you-dont-own-or-control-me-janelle-monae-on-her-music-politics-and-undefinable-sexuality

These new songs are fucking great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGRzz0oqgUE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTjQq5rMlEY

The first one's great, the second one's just okay (though there's some terrific bass playing buried in there).

Yeah, don't know that I need a ton of hip hop-style Janelle, but her saucy Prince-mode is A+.

Django Jane sounds good to me.

It's not just a pure "Kiss" knockoff, either; I hear some Janet Jackson in "Make Me Feel," too.

Ahem.. Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer album/film

The search function does not conflate accents. :-D

the collective realisation that JM wld make a perfect willy wonka has ruined JM for me

Sorry?

OMG this how you announce new material

💄❤️‍🔥💋 tomm. pic.twitter.com/lBlgYuEBvl

— Janelle Monáe👽🚆🤖🚀🪐 (@JanelleMonae) May 10, 2023

bout to do some cartoon wolf shit

subtle!!

https://store.jmonae.com/en/janelle-mon%C3%A1e/the-age-of-pleasure-sea-blue-vinyl/075678626876.html

released on: 06/9

Nice.

subtle!!

https://store.jmonae.com/en/janelle-mon%C3%A1e/the-age-of-pleasure-sea-blue-vinyl/075678626876.html

― frogbs

Wait till you see the lipstick kiss video

Indeed (NSFW and will probably only play on YouTube anyway)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7S6wLP_vsY

Goodnight! That video just about gave me a heart attack. Gonna go take a nap now.

*fans self*

oh my god this is so fucking good

absolutely incredible video

It’s really great. It makes sex look fun! A lot of “sexy” media totally fails to do that. And so inclusive, I was very impressed with Topless Elder.

What was going on with the show that she was licking/eating? I can’t watch it again because my kids are around; was it a cake shoe? The colors were changing or something.

It makes sex look fun!

absolutely.

i think it was a cake shoe.

now i'm intrigued

It's pretty unusual for a famous performer to put out something so aggressively subby

oh man i'm getting dom vibes from her in this video tbh! or at the very least switch. it's the cigar.

but tbh i'm very outside it when it comes to lesbian sexuality.

There's maybe a little of that but for the most part she's getting dragged around, kissing shoes and otherwise worshipping bigger unknown people, wearing someone's undies on her face, having to swim out to her waiting lover in her Pokémon jammies.

too true

i read the pokemon outfit as like, that's mom and dad behind her

ok i'm seeing the subbiness now for sure. it's such a fun video!

Song is earworm-y too, wasn’t sold on the first single - perhaps got too hyped with the idea of an afrobeat Janelle song and it wasn’t quite that.

She's become a songwriter in the last five years to match the persona.

This is an interesting swerve from the android aesthetic.

But... it's such a slight non-song? Even in terms of production, how can you make a reggae groove without a bassline? I get that the video is a statement, but when this song is alone in the audio world, it's not much...

I get that the video is a statement, but when this song is alone in the audio world, it's not much...

A lot of that going around.

She is a strikingly beautiful individual though

Watched the video, ordered the record, just realized I couldn’t tell you anything about the song.

Well played, Janelle.

Dirty Computer is probably my favourite Janelle album, but these two singles have done absolutely nothing for me. The songwriting just feels so weak this time round. Hopefully there's better to come.

i think it's a good song. i mean it's not groundbreaking or anything but it's well-constructed w/ plenty of hooks & her singing is .. gorgeous i think? and the bassline is very much there and good? lol. has a little bit of a throwback feel, maybe not as cutting edge or as saturated as wizkid or koffee or sza.

I think the Float song isn’t too bad, and the other song isn’t too good…

Not sold on the song, tbh. Have loved all her LPs so far but… this ain’t up to much. Video is great in so many ways but I’m hoping for better content musically. Dirty Computer took a while to grow on me but became my #1 jam of 2018, so maybe this will do the same.

Video was fun, almost a relief to see good old explicit sensuality and communal feelings rather than the usual "oh, is this what you want ? you think you can have it ? probably not, but let me put it in your face"
Song is a bit non-descript reggae pop, but I like it when it's Lila Iké or Sevana, so if the rest of the album is 70s licks and jams, I'm down with a "modest" single.

found out she was an author earlier. blooming renaissance woman innit.

video is great, songs are... ehh, OK.

i like the sound she's going for but this is pretty slight overall? feels like wasted potential