Janelle Monáe - The Age of Pleasure

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danG View member profile	Feb 16 2023, 06:20 PM Post #1
🔥🚀🔥 Joined: 30 August 2010 Posts: 74,506 User: 11,746	just caught this on Radio 1 as the hottest record, it seems to be Janelle's first 'proper' single in five years -xf28VXMB2w not familiar with her material beyond 'Make Me Feel' but this is sounding great!


Tafty³³³ View member profile	Feb 17 2023, 11:36 PM Post #2
I found the love, I found the love in me Pronouns: He/Him Joined: 13 December 2007 Posts: 87,409 User: 5,042	This is really good! Not quite to the highs of 'Dirty Computer' for me, but still very good in it's own right!


dandy* View member profile	Feb 17 2023, 11:57 PM Post #3
Mansonette Joined: 7 March 2006 Posts: 35,254 User: 54	She has yet to top The Archandroid for me


Tafty³³³ View member profile	Feb 18 2023, 12:00 AM Post #4
I found the love, I found the love in me Pronouns: He/Him Joined: 13 December 2007 Posts: 87,409 User: 5,042	I keep forgetting I actually need to listen to that album in full! I might actually do it now!


HausofKubrick View member profile	Feb 22 2023, 10:34 AM Post #5
⬛ Joined: 17 February 2011 Posts: 56,200 User: 13,007	Dirty Computer is my favourite album from her! 'Float' is brilliant . what a rousing stomper of a song. Excited for a new era from her!


Brer View member profile	Mar 15 2023, 01:39 AM Post #6
I'll just stick around and do some more damage Joined: 14 February 2009 Posts: 115,023 User: 8,300	Was already a fan of this when I first heard it a couple of weeks ago but listening to it again now and it's clicking with me even more, really serving the vibes. She's an artist that I've never really paid enough attention to before (I remember really liking 'Tightrope' but that's about it) but I'm on board for this era if this is anything to go by!


Steve201 View member profile	Mar 28 2023, 07:53 PM Post #7
Shakin Stevens Joined: 29 December 2007 Posts: 46,114 User: 5,138	Still growing on me not as good as previous material but giving it plenty of spins!


Y'all Starlight View member profile	May 11 2023, 07:11 PM Post #8
WELCOME TO UTOPIA Pronouns: he/him Joined: 17 June 2022 Posts: 3,936 User: 153,406	The new album 'The Age Of Pleasure' is out on June 9th!!! 'Lipstick Lover' is out now. Y7S6wLP_vsY


UltraCruelSummer View member profile	May 11 2023, 10:56 PM Post #9
It's a cruel summer. Joined: 26 May 2014 Posts: 35,234 User: 20,947	Float is incredibly meh, Lipstick Lover isn’t much better on 1st listen and the track lengths on the album are horrible Damn I was so excited for a new era (and will still check out the album) but this is disappointing so far 😭


Tafty³³³ View member profile	May 11 2023, 11:00 PM Post #10
I found the love, I found the love in me Pronouns: He/Him Joined: 13 December 2007 Posts: 87,409 User: 5,042	LOOOOVE this one more than 'Float'!


blacksquare View member profile	May 12 2023, 07:52 AM Post #11
BuzzJack Gold Member Joined: 25 July 2016 Posts: 4,364 User: 23,471	Hmm. I should trust her and her vision but I don't like either song and the art direction is... fine.


dandy* View member profile	May 12 2023, 08:24 AM Post #12
Mansonette Joined: 7 March 2006 Posts: 35,254 User: 54	I’m with you on this one, not really a fan at all of either so far. :/


UltraCruelSummer View member profile	Jun 9 2023, 11:07 AM Post #13
It's a cruel summer. Joined: 26 May 2014 Posts: 35,234 User: 20,947	The transitions between tracks work really well on the album (apart from champagne shit+ black sugar beach - that should’ve just been one song) and there’s nothing bad on here… but at the same time there’s not one track where I’m like oh I want to hear that again. It’s all just very fine. Disappointing, but it could’ve been worse I guess.


Tafty³³³ View member profile	Jun 9 2023, 11:47 AM Post #14
I found the love, I found the love in me Pronouns: He/Him Joined: 13 December 2007 Posts: 87,409 User: 5,042	14 songs and just 32 minutes? I'm about half way through and the album is washing right over me... omg. Nothing is sticking. I still love 'Lipstick Lover' though. But I'm gonna have to see how I feel after a few more listens...