Janelle Monáe‘s debut album is an amazing collection of often fast paced and futuristic funk gems. After the EP “Suite I of IV: The Chase EP” this album continues the musical cycle with the suites II and III and hence consists of two halves, each beginning with an orchestral overture.
The tracks flow nicely one into another and the sound is as crisp and clean as you would expect from a release on P Diddy’s Label, but nonetheless you hear a lot of amazing ideas and the album never gets boring. Take for example the collaboration with Of Montreal “Make The Bus”, a short indie-dance epic with various breaks and rhythm changes, all crested by Janelle’s impressive singing voice.

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