Wednesday, December 25, 2013

BOUND: The Albums, 2013.


08/Janelle Monae/The Electric Lady

There's a lot to unpack and discover when it comes to the oeuvre of Miss Janelle Monae; a litany of influences, underlying themes, hidden concepts, and so on, and so on. The strong presence of each of these guests made her previous effort, The Archandroid, a solid piece of work, but kept it from being as strong as it could have been. What makes her sprawling masterpiece of a second album The Electric Lady tick is that it doesn't let the themes or concepts overwhelm she and the Wondaland Arts Society crew's ultimate goal: cutting up and getting down. Don't get me wrong, there's robots and androids and a story to trace here, too. But none of that gets in the way of what The Electric Lady truly is and sets out to be: a far reaching & humanizing R&B record from an electro-sophista-funky lady in love with the music and its history. The only manifestos you need on this go round are spelled out and placed up front in each of the opening numbers. A Queen. Here to cut up and get down. The Electric Lady. Giving you what you love.
KEY TRACKS: Give Em What They Love/The Electric Lady/Primetime

09/Chance the Rapper/Acid Rap

10/Haim/Days Are Gone

11/Danny Brown/Old

12/Deerhunter/Monomania

13/Foxygen/We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic






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