““Young, black, wild, free, naked in a limousine,” Janelle Monáe sings on the breezy but soaring electro-pop of ‘Crazy, Classic, Life’, setting up a manifesto for the record that follows: to live life liberated, in every way possible. From Brian Wilson’s divine vocal harmonies on the celestial title track to the sensual slap-in-the-face of ‘Take A Byte’, Monáe is flexing her muscles with far more ”
“Dirty Computer is Janelle Monáe's poppiest album to date, as well as her most deeply sexual and political.”
“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.”
“Dirty Computer finds Janelle Monae comfortable in her skin and sound”
