Tag Archives: Janelle Monáe
Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 2010
As the first decade of the third millennium comes to a close, you may have noticed that, when I like a band, I really like a band, to the point that their releases tend to dominate my Top 5’s. So … Continue reading
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Tagged Afrofuturism, alternative rock, Bang Goes the Knighthood, Belle & Sebastian, chamber pop, Divine Comedy, Heartland Highway, Hellogoodbye, indie pop, Janelle Monáe, Neil Hannon, R&B, Sister Hazel, The ArchAndroid, Top 5 Albums of 2010, Would It Kill You?, Write About Love
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Tom’s Top 10 of 2013
Ladies and gentlemen, after a month of feverish catch-up, I present to you… my Top 10 Albums of 2013! 10. Alone Aboard the Ark (The Leisure Society) Comparisons to Belle & Sebastian and the Divine Comedy give you a good … Continue reading
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Tagged Albums of 2013, Alone Aboard the Ark, Best Albums of 2013, Charge, Daft Punk, David Ford, Days Are Gone, Electric Lady, Electric Soft Parade, Evil Friends, Family Tree: The Branches, Fanfare, Foxygen, Haim, Idiots, Janelle Monáe, Jonathan Wilson, Leisure Society, Modern Jesus, NEW, Paul McCartney, Portugal. The Man, Pythons, Radical Face, Random Access Memories, Surfer Blood, Vampire Weekend, We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic
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Album Review: Janelle Monáe, “The Electric Lady”
When Janelle Monáe’s debut LP The ArchAndroid dropped in 2010, it introduced the world to a consummate artist with little time for labels. Her tuxedoed stage persona and omnipresent pompadour challenged norms for female self-presentation in the world of popular … Continue reading
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Tagged afro-futurism, Albums of 2013, ArchAndroid, Dance Apocalyptic, Erykah Badu, Esperanza Spalding, feminism, It's Code, Janelle Monáe, jazz, Metropolis, Miguel, Prince, Q.U.E.E.N., R&B, Solange Knowles, soul, Stevie Wonder, The Electric Lady, Victory, We Were Rock & Roll, What an Experience
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