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Release Date
9 June 2023
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Length
14 tracks
The Age of Pleasure is the fourth studio album by American musician Janelle Monáe. It was released on June 9, 2023, through Atlantic Records, being the singer's first studio album in over five years, since Dirty Computer.
The album was preceded by two singles: "Float (feat. Seun Kuti & Egypt 80)" and "Lipstick Lover". The album was announced alongside the issue of the second single, which Monáe first previewed at their Met Gala after-party.
In a May 2023 interview with Zane Lowe, Monáe explained that the songs "were written from such an honest space" and they hoped listeners "feel that when they listen to the music", as they feel they have "had an opportunity to evolve and grow and to tap into the things that bring pleasure". Monáe worked on the songs and played them at parties, including their Met Gala after-party, to see how their friends would respond to the music, and told Lowe that their thought process was, "If the songs can't work at the party, they're not going on the album". They explained that they wanted the album to be "so specific to this Pan-African crowd who are my friends. I want it to be a love letter to the diaspora. And if they fuck with it, it's good. I'm great".
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