At the moment (June 9), Janelle Monae swims again into the limelight with Age of Pleasure, her first album in 5 years.
The predecessor to her 2018 acclaimed effort Soiled Computer systems is 14 tracks deep and consists of options from Grace Jones, CKay, Amaarae, Doechii, and extra. Her single, “Lipstick Lover,” stays a sticky summer time jam that sparked dialog since its launch final month.
“That music, ‘Lipstick Lover,’ I’m like, ‘Why didn’t I write this music years in the past?’ As a result of if you already know me … At the moment, I don’t have on any pink lipstick, however I’m all the time in pink lipstick. And there have been so many situations the place I’ve made out with someone at a celebration, and it’s darkish,” she stated in her interview with Zane Lowe following the music’s launch. “No one notices it. However when the lights come on, whoever I’ve made out with, lipstick throughout their face. After which I’ve additionally been on the receiving finish of a human … who’s so engaging. … Or I’ll get residence, and I’m like, ‘Oh my God. I’ve lipstick throughout my face.’ And I’ve additionally been the ‘Lipstick Lover’ the place … you already know precisely who I kissed.”
Monae additionally defined to Lowe how the songs from her new album got here from honesty.
“All of the songs had been written from such an sincere area,” she started. “And what I’m tremendous enthusiastic about with The Age of Pleasure. The Age of Pleasure is that … Hear, I’ve had my age of melancholy. I’ve had my age of hysteria. I’ve had my age of wrestle. And once more, it’s not like life is pleasurable each single day, however I believe I’ve actively simply sought out … How do I create an area for myself? How do I redirect my thoughts on how I’m excited about issues? How do I notice that proper now, on this current second, moments that we’ll by no means get again, that is the place you could discover your pleasure? That is your second. Don’t let it get confused that 5 minutes later, we’re going to strive to enter doing one thing completely different. And once more, that is simply my expertise the place I’m at; regardless that, regardless of what I could also be going via, there’s going to be a second the place this unhealthy second, I received’t even be round to even focus on it. I received’t.”
Stream Age of Pleasure beneath.
