Introducing..Janelle Monae

[Tibs]

Never heard of her, but saw this video on TV yesterday.

Reminded me of Michael Jackson, James Brown...Big Boi is in there too with a guest rap..Andre 3k in the video too

Put her next to Rhianna or the other 'talents' of today and let Janelle kick their asses and make them look like fools

YouTube - Janelle Monáe - Tightrope ft. Big Boi [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

 

[Uncle Junior]

You think we like Rihanna because of her songs? Fool, I don't even understand what she's saying half the time.

But that ass!

 

[Easy V]

I've had her album and EP on my iPod for a while now, she's really good. A lot of the stuff on there, especially the track you posted, sounds very much like "Hey Ya!" by OutKast or "Smiley Faces" by Gnarls Barkley, both of which I love. Or if you're into Stevie Wonder or Michael jackson, you're likely to find something on there to your fancy.

Cold War is probably my favourite tracks from her album;



The best thing about her however, is that much like Andre 3000, she likes to play with a wide range of genre's to find a mix that works, so there are elements of Indie, R&B, Soul, Funk and even Folk on a couple of tracks.

Another good artist of this ilk is Erykah Badu. Both have worked with OutKast in the past.

 

[adexkola]

Very talented singer, has originality and invention present in her music, something Rihanna can't boast of. Tightrope was a very good song.

 

[Big-Red]

Seriously loving her stuff

 

[Tibs]

Thanks for the link Easy V

 

[Pronewbie]

I agree with Easy V.

I don't like Hip-hop, but this album's good because it mixes sounds from different genres and doesn't sound like your typical pop record.

 

[relx]

I've been wanting to post her latest album on the 'Listen to 1000 albums' thread for the past week

Probably one of the best album releases this year IMO.

Album snippets

Spoiler

 

[Melbourne Red]

Finally got around to giving The ArchAndroid a listen tonight after having fallen in love with the track Tightrope ages ago, and I have no hesitation in saying that it's the best album I've heard all year. She's got a superb voice and the album traverses every genre and style you can think of. The highlights, however, are the upbeat dance numbers like Tightrope and Coldwar.

She must deliver a brilliant live show. I'll pay whatever for a ticket if she's in Melbourne any time soon.

 

[Melbourne Red]

There can't have been too many better tracks released this year better than Tightrope, surely?

Three weeks on from my previous post and I'm still obsessed with this song.

Come Alive is a beauty as well.

 

[Scholesgoals]

Yep, some good stuff on there,

i think some of it falls a little short on punch, but a lot of eclectic mixes on there and she has a great voice.

 

[Boss]

I love her, she's beautiful aswell

 

[CLK_FPC]

Lol you said introducing

 

[Seveneric]

Love this song: