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Janelle Monáe on new material: ‘It’s 84.799% done’

By | Published on Friday 9 December 2011

Janelle Monae

Since it’s Artists Of The Year season here at CMU, it seems only fitting we have a little catch up with last year’s runner-up, Janelle Monáe. Having stunned with the visionary neo-soul sound of her debut album ‘The ArchAndroid’, she’s apparently plotting two album releases for 2012. But only if her “soul clock” says so.

Granting a rare interview to a local blog while on a flying festive visit to her hometown of Kansas City last week, she said: “I am eager to get back to the studio and work on finishing my album. Actually, I plan on releasing two albums next year”.

Though Monáe remained cagey as to a timeframe for releasing those LPs, she did say: “84.799% of the writing is done. I will release them according to my soul clock. But I will try to stick to the scheduled release dates, which I know but can’t say”.

Find the full interview here.



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