Janelle Monae's recent piece of art/album The ArchAndroid is awesome. It manages to be original, daring, catchy, and filled with hits all at the same time, which is a pretty remarkable feat. We here at TSRE having been singing Monae's praises for a while since Metropolis: The Chase Suite announced her arrival as a sci-fi queen. All that energy and endearing weirdness carries over. Sources have been comparing The ArchAndroid to Outkast's Stankonia for a host of reasons, not the least of which being they are both from Atlanta and share local influences. Its not a bad assertion. The overall scope of the albums are similar and to me the machinegun snare drums behind Monae's Cold War are very reminiscent of those driving Outkast's classic BOB. There are plenty of more eloquent and informed reviews of The ArchAndroid and why/how it is a great album. Go read them if you would like, but just know it is awesome. She has delivered upon the promise of Metropolis.
Outkast - BOB (YSI) (filesavr)
Janelle Monae - Cold War (YSI) (filesavr)
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