Love.Her.
At the moment, arguably the most celebrated and talented sci-fi standard bearer is soul/pop sensation Janelle Monáe. Inspired by Fritz Lang’s 1927 film Metropolis, Monáe borrowed the name for her first EP, which is set in the year 2719 (numerical dyslexia, anyone?) and introduces characters and themes that are continued on her latest album, The ArchAndroid.
“There was just something about the imagery that led me to want to create a whole album around the concept of the haves and the have-nots, and how we can get along,” says Monáe.
Monáe’s lyrics center around her android alter ego, Cindy Mayweather, whose persecution serves as a metaphor for slavery, gay bashing and economic disparity.
“I come from a very working-class family, so I represent for the have-nots,” says Monáe. “My mother was a janitor, my father drove trash trucks. And I want to make sure that [the the have-nots] have music that empowers them and motivates them and inspires them. That’s pretty much the concept that ties it all in. And the reason why I believe that I connect with the androids is that they represent a new form of the ‘other.’”
Moon-Age Daydreams | GRAMMY.com
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