But this time, there’s no android, only her - the real Janelle Monáe - grappling with what it means to be a black queer woman in today’s world. Monáe has always been an exquisite storyteller, crafting an afrofuturistic world long before any of us knew what Wakanda was, but she’s also willing to live in ambiguity, allowing an android, Cindi Mayweather, to be her stand-in. “When I’m connected to something, I immediately see a visual or a series of images that are tied to a feeling or an emotion, a memory from my childhood, thoughts about life, my dreams or my fantasies and they’re all connected to the music.”Īs I watched the “emotion picture” that accompanied Dirty Computer‘s release, I thought about the Queen Bey’s words and how much Janelle Monáe was looking to do the same. “I see music, it’s more than just what I hear,” Beyoncé said. She wanted to re-establish the bond - broken by a shift away from videos and an increased focus on singles - between the artist and the fan by inviting them into her head.
When Beyoncé released the visual album for her self-titled album back in 2013, she was nostalgic for a time when listening to new music was more than just shuffling through the music on your phone or iPod. I want to hear all your thoughts and feelings about it.īut first, did you watch the Dirty Computer visual component, which debuted at midnight on BET and this morning on MTV? Was it as spectacular as you hoped? And while our intrepid Janelle Monáe beat reporter, Carmen, is hunkered down dissecting Dirty Computer for a full review that’ll run here next week, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to open the floor up for your immediate reactions to Monáe’s first album in five years. So, it’s the day we’ve all been waiting for, the day I’ve been anticipating since this fANDROID first saw the trailer for Dirty Computer during a screening of Black Panther - the new Janelle Monáe album and its accompanying visual component, Dirty Computer, is finally here. The 200 Best Lesbian, Bisexual & Queer Movies Of All Time.
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