Dirty Computer
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Dirty Computer
Dirty Computer is the third studio album by American singer Janelle Mon e, released on April 27, 2018 by Wondaland Arts Society, Bad Boy Records and Atlantic Records. - Wikipedia
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Rolling Stone
The spirit of Prince looms large over an album that radiates personal, musical, sexual and political freedom.
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Pitchfork
Ever the innovator, Janelle Monáe has crafted a singular, youthful pop record that is the culmination of years of silence and deflection in order to one day be free.
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PopMatters
Even with its shallow letdowns, Janelle Monáe's Dirty Computer succeeds overall because it mostly delivers the same elements that made the Metropolis lineage soar.
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SputnikMusic
Musically, Dirty Computer is a cutting edge pop-rock album with a huge repertoire of influences ranging from classic rock and jazz-fusion, to indie-pop and Americana.
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Immortal Reviews
Janelle Monáe lets loose in Dirty Computer, her new album that takes a departure from her previous work to tackle some hefty issues.
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SPIN
Her ability to transcend her influences has always been song-to-song, and that’s true here, too.
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AllMusic
Almost every track is densely packed with quotables delivered in approaches that shift from easygoing elegance to hard-fought, triumphant conviction.
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NME
Throwing in rap, soul, pop, R&B, space-rock and whatever the hell she wants with her fearless message, Janelle Monáe doesn’t believe in walls or limits: this is a fluid celebration of freedom, raging and raving against the oppressors.
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Entertainment Weekly
As a whole, Dirty Computer strikes the perfect balance between joy and sadness, offering a deeply resonant account of Monáe’s personal experiences as a black woman.
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Slant Magazine
In shedding her science-fiction persona, Janelle Monáe has ended up making a great pop album.
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The Young Folks
Janelle Monáe’s Dirty Computer, her first release since 2013, is a fast-paced, outspoken, fabulously fun and original piece of work.
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The Guardian
She can sing, she can rap, she can act, she can pay homage to Prince – perfectly. So why does Monáe still seem elusive on her most personal album?
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No Ripcord
Dirty Computer is in many ways a call to arms that defies hypocritical morality in an ever-evolving culture, emphatically expressed and with an air of celebration.
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Under the Radar
If the worst thing you can say about Dirty Computer is that it isn't quite Purple Rain, you know you're talking about a very special artist.
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Pretty Much Amazing
Janelle Monáe spent years using metaphors and symbols to express herself. By deciding to use pieces of herself this time, she created her most impactful record to date.
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Variety
The emphasis on self-expression alongside evocative visuals has invited comparisons to Beyonce’s “Lemonade.”
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Drowned in Sound
Dirty Computer is yet another example of Monáe’s prowess and mastery as well as being perhaps her more important statement to date in terms of addressing contemporary America.
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The Line of Best Fit
Her third studio album, Dirty Computer, sees her moving in a subtly but crucially different direction.
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Vulture
Today’s new Dirty Computer is a brave unveiling of the pride, loves, fears, and concerns beneath Cindi Mayweather’s metallic chassis, an introduction, after all these years, to the real Janelle Monáe.
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Independent Music
A record that will go down as a milestone not just as a work of art in its own right, but as the perfect celebration of queerness, female power, and self-worth.
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The Globe and Mail
Her new album Dirty Computer and accompanying 46-minute “emotion picture” video are being hailed as a celebration of black queer womanhood.
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The Atlantic
Dirty Computer, her third album, is pleasingly warm and punchy from front to back.
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The Times Scotland
Janelle Monáe is the inheritor of Prince’s sophisticated crown.
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AV Music
Technically speaking, Dirty Computer is a wonder, deft and cohesive in its blending of genres, but Monáe’s declaration—really, a call to action—lends the album a sense of urgency.
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The Telegraph
For all the acclaim heaped upon her, Janelle Monáe is not a superstar – yet. Dirty Computer will probably change that.
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DIY Magazine
It might just be the record that finally elevates her to pop’s highest echelons.
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Counsequence of Sound
A powerful call for women, queer people, and people of color to be their authentic selves.
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Clash Music
She's already there - now the rest of us have to catch up.
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The Quietus
Dirty Computer succeeds at what it came to do - it’s here to make you think, and it’s here to make you dance.
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Exclaim!
An LP so irresistibly danceable and irrefutably topical that it'll also leave generations of up-and-comers clamouring to team up with Janelle Monáe.
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Chicago Tribune
The new album embraces her individuality more explicitly than ever, both more autobiographical and more politically and socially direct than anything she’d recorded previously.
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Los Angeles Times
She's not just singing in honor of individuals who've been othered. She's singing as one — and with a determination to open small minds.
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musicOMH
Whatever gender, sexuality, or race people are coming from listening to Dirty Computer, it is the most invigorating and emboldening gift.
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HipHopDX
From start to finish, the 14-track album oozes with sexuality and finds Monáe braver than ever — but almost to a fault.
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Tiny Mix Tapes
Dirty Computer is a feat of interpellation: rather than subverting expectations of femininity per se, it finds Monáe retaliating against misogynistic discourse by frequently assuming the subject standpoint of “woman” in order to reclaim that identity.
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Gay Times
Honestly, this is a dazzling album from an artist who’s now fully embracing the power of what she has to say.
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The Gateway
Musically, the album takes heavy influence from the 80s. In today’s difficult political climate, the timing of Dirty Computer couldn’t be better.
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The Jakarta Post
Dirty Computer is one of those albums that leaves its listeners easy to remember the details in a surgical manner.
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Vox
The musician reintroduces herself with a triumphant new album, a gorgeous “emotion picture,” and a warning for the future.
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The Nevada Sagebrush
Prince lives on through Janelle Monáe with Dirty Computer.
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Plugged In
Dirty Computer showcases Monáe’s undeniable R&B artistry as it focuses on subjects as diverse as politics, religion, race, ethnicity, equality and a wide range of sexual preferences.
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Huffington Post
I knew that "Dirty Computer" would be Janelle Monáe's "F*** You" album. After the first two singles, I knew it!
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Stereogum
The album still roams all over the musical map, and it still delights in the psychedelic magical realism of its lyrical imagery.
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The Current
It's a dazzling showcase of the many sides of Monáe, and all the better for their touch of humanity.
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Highsnobiety
Monáe has conceived an album for the marginalized, fueled by love that doesn’t see difference as a flaw but instead marvels at the beauty of imperfection.
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OutWrite Magazine
Janelle Monáe’s latest masterpiece is a 5/5 album.
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Slate Magazine
Rather than say she’s found her “real” self on Dirty Computer, let’s talk about how she’s discovered a more musical self.
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