Purpose built to get you onto your feet and dancing!

Hello hello!

A small deluge of updates today before I get busy with events and festivals in London.

So Janelle Monae has (A while ago, I admit...My fingers aren't quite on the pulse lately, busy, busy, busy!) released the next song and a video from her upcoming album The Electric Lady. She's changed style for this one, moving on from the tux and perfect quiff she sported in the past. (Or has she? The Archandroid told the story of Cindi Mayweather, the android on the lam for falling in love with a human...Maybe SHE'S the star of the video?) She still looks pretty classy though, kind of a modified 20/30/40s look going on with some long hair and serious rings.

The song is an upbeat, fast paced uke, drum and clap driven number with an old school feel to it. Right from the start it has your toes tapping. (If you can stay sitting down.) The lyrics come fast and have some catchy repetitive chants "Smash, smash, bang, bang, don't stop, chalangalangalang!" The majority of them are a mystery to me though - I'd guess it's an anarchic, rebellious song with an indirect way of saying so. Don't try too hard to find a deep meaning though, the song seems purpose built to get you onto your feet and dancing!

Soundtrack to: Carefree mischief.