Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid

Guardian“Behold, pop music has found its latest superstar...” To say it's ambitious feels like damning with faint praise; its sheer musical scope – from the James Brown funk of Tightrope to the English pastoral folk of Oh, Maker – is spellbinding...

Uncut“Not yet reviewed”

The Independent“A breathtaking blizzard of creative imagination...” The R&B singer who first came to public attention on OutKast's Idlewild, is a giant talent, comparable to Prince in both her ambition and her reach...

The Telegraph“Not yet reviewed”

allmusic“She can sing, sang, and scream like hell...” Monáe might not have much appeal beyond musical theater geeks, sci-fi nerds, and those who like their genres crossed-up, but no one can deny that very few are on her creative level...

MusicOMH“Wildly talented, unpredictable and near flawless...” One can but marvel at the impressive range, ambition (realised) and detail of this deeply polished, professional yet utterly, brilliantly bonkers album. An album destined, surely, to take its place among the classics of its age...

Dusted Magazine“Not yet reviewed”

Pitchfork“An eccentric breakthrough that transcends its novelty...” The most impressive thing about The ArchAndroid isn't that it bounces between genres, but that it does so without compromising quality or cohesion...

Drowned In Sound“Everything about Janelle Monáe screams ‘SUPERSTAR’...” Hopefully this level of retro-furturistic and thoughtful creativity can be retained throughout what will undoubtedly be a very long career. But the real question is, why can’t all pop be like this now?...

NME“Not yet reviewed”