The Age of Pleasure
by Janelle Monáe
  • Record Label: Bad Boy
  • Release Date: Jun 9, 2023
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 50 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 50
  3. Negative: 1 out of 50
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  1. buzzlight
    Jul 21, 2023
    5
    When the ArchAndroid came out, I thought, wow, the reincarnation of Prince in female form. A perfect 10 of an album- an amazingly creative voice and personality that could redefine music like David Bowie or Michael Jackson. With each record, she has abandon everything that made her so creative when she first came out. This is just another radio pop album that is oversexualized. She'sWhen the ArchAndroid came out, I thought, wow, the reincarnation of Prince in female form. A perfect 10 of an album- an amazingly creative voice and personality that could redefine music like David Bowie or Michael Jackson. With each record, she has abandon everything that made her so creative when she first came out. This is just another radio pop album that is oversexualized. She's going for popularity, not creativity. A big disappointment.… Expand

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Uncut
    Jul 17, 2023
    70
    Spanning just 32 minutes, The Art Of Pleasure feels slight and light. Even so, the warm glow of liberated self-love on sparkly standouts like "Float", "Phenomenal" and "Haute" is infectious. [Sep 2023, p.32]
  2. HipHopDX
    Jun 22, 2023
    74
    Stuffed with a handful of sub-two-minute tracks and a few interludes, The Age of Pleasure sounds more like a short week of longing and sexual liberation, the epilogue to a coming of age story.
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  3. Beats Per Minute
    Jun 20, 2023
    78
    This album finishes right when it needs to. Any longer and there might be a genuine risk of someone having a hernia from all the physical carousing. As it is, we leave this magical island fully refreshed and filled with self satisfaction.
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