They've come to destroy me!!

Janelle monae's new album, 'The arch android' (suites 2&3) Hit shelves and Itunes may 17th. Long time listeners and newcomers will be jumping for joy to get their hands on this new hit.

Unlike most albums, some of Monae's albums follow a story line. Which starts from the album 'Metropolis' which is suite one. And continues through 'The arch android' The story takes place in a world (or city) Called Metropolis, where androids and humans live in harmony. For the most part. The story follows a specific android who's name I forget, this android falls in love with a human which is strictly forbidden in Metropolis. She then must fight against the authority of metropolis to fight for her rights and freedom, before she is captured and disassembled. But eventually she discovers that she is not like all the other androids and that she might be of a greater power. The rest I will leave for you to experience. The songs in the both albums paint this wonderful picture in your mind that pulls at certain emotions at different points.

The songs in 'The arch android' range from melancholy slow melodies, to up beat dance all day tunes. this mix helps you really feel what the story is about. In the album there is a definitive 'arch' in the storyline. Which will definitely move you.

The pure sound of Monae's voice mixed with the mechanical voice of characters of Metropolis mix in a very harmonious way. The songs flow into each other which makes it feel even more organic while having the mechanic aspect to it. As I mentioned the songs do flow into each other which encourages both 'Metropolis' and 'The arch android' to be listened to back to back.

Another thing I like about 'The arch android' is the fact that Monae expands on things in this album from 'Metropolis' for example, in Metropolis she mentions a place called 'Neon valley street' in the arch android she dedicates an entire song to it, of course called 'Neon valley street'

In conclusion Janelle Monae is definitely worth checking out. Her work is amazing and she will be on tour. (If your reading this Janelle PLEASE come to canada!) And I STRONGLY suggest picking up both, 'Metropolis' and 'the arch android' which is available both in stores and on Itunes.


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