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This album is the follow-up to ''Music/DirtyComputer'' after a five-year hiatus.

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This album is the follow-up to ''Music/DirtyComputer'' after a five-year hiatus.
hiatus. Though it continues the themes of sexuality and freedom of its predecessor, ''The Age of Pleasure'' [[NewSoundAlbum sounds completely different]].
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* {{Polyamory}}: In the vignette for "Only Have Eyes 42, the protagonist can be seen meeting up with a couple. She later becomes their third.

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* {{Polyamory}}: In the vignette for "Only Have Eyes 42, the protagonist can be seen meeting up with a couple. She later becomes couple to become their third.
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*AnimalMotifs: Monáe's video vignette for "Only Have Eyes 42" features the main characters as giant, anthropomorphic rabbits.


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*{{Polyamory}}: In the vignette for "Only Have Eyes 42, the protagonist can be seen meeting up with a couple. She later becomes their third.

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I think I done changed, nigga''

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I think I done changed, nigga''nigga\\
See somethin’ not the same, nigga\\
I used to walk into the room head down\\
I don’t walk now, [[PowerFloats I float]]''



*GainingConfidenceSong: “Float” is this.



* ShowerOfLove: Janelle propositions this in "A Dry Red."
* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: “Only Have Eyes 42” is a polyamorous recreation of “I Only Have Eyes for You” by The Flamingos.
* TwoPersonPoolParty: Janelle also propositions this in "A Dry Red."

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* ShowerOfLove: ShowerOfLove / TwoPersonPoolParty: Janelle propositions this both of these in "A Dry Red."
* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: “Only Have Eyes 42” is a polyamorous recreation of “I Only Have Eyes for You” by The Flamingos.
* TwoPersonPoolParty: Janelle also propositions this in "A Dry Red."
Flamingos.
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* NewSoundAlbum: The sonic landscape of this album is heavily influenced by Afrobeats as well as Main/{{Reggae}} and calypso music. It's quite different from the usual electronic sounds that she has used in her previous work.

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* NewSoundAlbum: The sonic landscape of this album is heavily influenced by Afrobeats as well as Main/{{Reggae}} and calypso music. It's quite different the departure from the usual electronic electronic-oriented sounds that she has used in of her previous work.
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* NewSoundAlbum: The sonic landscape of this album is heavily influenced by Main/{{Reggae}} and calypso music. It's quite different from the usual electronic sounds that she has used in her previous work.

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* NewSoundAlbum: The sonic landscape of this album is heavily influenced by Afrobeats as well as Main/{{Reggae}} and calypso music. It's quite different from the usual electronic sounds that she has used in her previous work.
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''The Age of Pleasure'' is the fourth studio album released by American singer Music/JanelleMonae on June 9, 2023.

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''The '''''The Age of Pleasure'' Pleasure''''' is the fourth studio album released by American singer Music/JanelleMonae on June 9, 2023.
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*CastFullOfGay: The "Lipstick Lover" video features many queer people with a particular emphasis on queer women and femmes.

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The Age of Pleasure is the fourth studio album released by American singer Music/JanelleMonae on June 9, 2023.

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The ''The Age of Pleasure Pleasure'' is the fourth studio album released by American singer Music/JanelleMonae on June 9, 2023.
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This album is the follow-up to ''Music/DirtyComputer'' after a five-year hiatus.

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->''No I’m not the same nigga\\
I think I done changed nigga''

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->''No ->''No, I’m not the same same, nigga\\
I think I done changed changed, nigga''



* NewSoundAlbum: The sonic landscape of this album is heavily influenced by reggae and calypso.

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*NWordPrivileges: Janelle uses it much more loosely than she ever did before on this album. Hence the the page quote.
* NewSoundAlbum: The sonic landscape of this album is heavily influenced by reggae Main/{{Reggae}} and calypso.calypso music. It's quite different from the usual electronic sounds that she has used in her previous work.
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!!![[center:Music/JanelleMonae discography\\
''Music/MetropolisTheChaseSuite'' (2007) | ''Music/TheArchAndroid'' (2010) | ''Music/TheElectricLady'' (2013) | ''Music/DirtyComputer'' (2018) | '''''The Age of Pleasure''''' (2023)]]
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The Age of Pleasure is the fourth studio album released by American singer Music/JanelleMonae on June , 2023.

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The Age of Pleasure is the fourth studio album released by American singer Music/JanelleMonae on June , 9, 2023.
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!! ''I only have tropes 42''

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!! ''I only have tropes 42''''Me and you can trope in that jacuzzi''

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* NewSoundAlbum: This sonic landscape of this album is very

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* NewSoundAlbum: This The sonic landscape of this album is very heavily influenced by reggae and calypso.



*NonAppearingTitle: "Black Sugar Beach," "The French 75," and "A Dry Red."



* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: “Only Have Eyes 42” is a polyamarous recreation of “I Only Have Eyes for You” by The Flamingos.

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*ShowerOfLove: Janelle propositions this in "A Dry Red."
* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: “Only Have Eyes 42” is a polyamarous polyamorous recreation of “I Only Have Eyes for You” by The Flamingos.Flamingos.
*TwoPersonPoolParty: Janelle also propositions this in "A Dry Red."
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*AgeOfTitles: It's in the name...
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# “Ooh La La” [-(featuring Music/GraceJones)-]

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# “Ooh La La” [-(featuring Music/GraceJones)-]Creator/GraceJones)-]

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!! ''I only have tropes 42''



* TheHedonist:

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* TheHedonist: This is a major theme of the album and the era as a whole.
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!!![[center:Music/JanelleMonae discography\\
''Music/MetropolisTheChaseSuite'' (2007) | ''Music/TheArchAndroid'' (2010) | ''Music/TheElectricLady'' (2013) | ''Music/DirtyComputer'' (2018) | '''''The Age of Pleasure''''' (2023)]]
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[[caption-width-right:1000: ''I'll do anything for my lipstick lover'']]

->''No I’m not the same nigga\\
I think I done changed nigga''
-->-- “Float”

The Age of Pleasure is the fourth studio album released by American singer Music/JanelleMonae on June , 2023.

!!Tracklist
# “Float” [-(featuring Seun Kuti and Egpyt 80)-]
# “Champagne Shit”
# “Black Sugar Beach”
# “Phenomenal” [-(featuring Doechii)-]
# “Haute”
# “Ooh La La” [-(featuring Music/GraceJones)-]
# “Lipstick Lover”
# “The Rush” [-(featuring Amaare and Creator/NiaLong)-]
# “The French 75” [-(featuring Sister Nancy)-]
# “Water Slide”
# “Know Better” [-(featuring [=CKay=], Seun Kuti, and Egpyt 80)-]
# “Paid in Pleasure”
# “Only Have Eyes 42”
# “A Dry Red”

!!Singles
# “[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xf28VXMB2w&pp=ygUTamFuZWxsZSBtb25hZSBmbG9hdA%3D%3D Float]]”
# “[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7S6wLP_vsY&pp=ygUcamFuZWxsZSBtb25hZSBsaXBzdGljayBsb3Zlcg%3D%3D Lipstick Lover]]”
# “[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfwRjf675Ak&pp=ygUZamFuZWxsZSBtb25hZSB3YXRlciBzbGlkZQ%3D%3D Water Slide]]”
!!
*FadingIntoTheNextSong: Every song on the album does this flawlessly. Some songs are even reprises of others.
*TheHedonist:
*HotterAndSexier: And how! This album sees Janelle at both her most free and also her most sensual and sexual.
*NewSoundAlbum: This sonic landscape of this album is very
*NippleAndDimed: The album’s cover art is often censored to cover Monáe’s freed nipples.
*Main/{{Sampling}}:
** “Champagne Shit” and “Black Sugar Beach” both sample “Murderer” by Barrington Levy.
** “Know Better” samples “Darkest Light” by Lafayette Afro Rock Band.
** “Water Slide” samples “Whining Skill” by Patra and “Bam Bam” by Sister Nancy.
** “Only Have Eyes 42” samples “The Loser” by Derrick Harriott.
*SuspiciouslySimilarSong: “Only Have Eyes 42” is a polyamarous recreation of “I Only Have Eyes for You” by The Flamingos.

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