I came across this little gem today, and my life will never be the same again. (This is a jump forward my friends, I LOVE finding new music!) Before today, I have never heard of Janelle Monáe. I apologize if she has been around for a while, I am still reading up on her. 

The opening paragraph of Janelle Monáe’s Bio (as per her website) says it all:

“Janelle Monáe, Girl from Another Planet

Open your minds, earthlings, and prepare to be launched headfirst into an alternate universe. A place where robots fall in love with humans. Where your tour guide into this alternate realm is a demure lil thang with a bold set of pipes. “I’m an alien from outer space,” declares Janelle Monáe on the first song of her debut album, Metropolis: The Chase Suite (Special Edition). Yes, Toto, we are no longer in Kansas anymore. Or even planet Earth.” - http://www.jmonae.com/ 

“It’s like having Judy Garland and Lauryn Hill team up on a record.” - Nate “Rocket” Wonder, The Wondaland Arts Society

I’m having problems embedding a YouTube video so for now please click on the link to see her short film for “Many Moons” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHgbzNHVg0c

 If you like her style you can purchase her latest album entitled Metropolis: The Chase Suite (Fantastic Edition) from iTunes! Seriously, its $10.89CDN for the entire album (as of this writing)…

Go ahead, make your ears smile.