In case you’ve been living on Mars, this is largely considered to be the summer jam of this year. Also, Janelle Monáe just might be the most interesting thing happening in mainstream music right now.
The song is from Monáe’s album The ArchAndroid, a concept album loosely based on Fritz Lang’s earth-shattering silent film Metropolis. Not only is she planning on doing a music video for each song on the album, but she also plans on creating a graphic novel based on the albums story. Science fiction and soul music so rarely keep company. Bottom line: This is not your father’s soul/Afro-punk performer.