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Kendrick Lamar said Sit down, be humble; Janelle said Bitch, keep my throne warm.
Monaes been gone from music for a minute, but she never stopped working hard.
Ya girl wants an EGOT.
/ Black girl magic, yall cant stand it.
The song is nonspecifically vintage, which, considering the current pop-music landscape is refreshing.
Its perfectly melancholy, pop, twangy, and earnest.
Im not comparing Morning View to that, but I also kind of am.
Sometimes its so nice not to feel so alone.D.L.
No, you didnt.
Only Janelle Monae, an ArchAndroid sent from the future, could create such a vision.
Which would be offensive, like worse than what J.T.
did, if they didnt both do him justice (and got his approval, in Janelles case).
You want to channel 80s vocal harmonies, you call Haim.D.L.
My personal favorite isAnd Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out, which explores the horrors and anxieties of suburbia.
On that album, quietness feels like an invisible instrument.
What it does share with the bulk ofNothingis an omnipresent sense of melancholy.
Dont confuse that emotion for sadness, though.
Just go with it.
So, yes, this remix wasmade specifically for my ears only.
Still, I think youll like it, especially because itsa free download.D.L.
But doing things like this is front man Ruban Nielsons speciality.
This is called growth.D.L.
