Janelle Monáe - The Age of Pleasure review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

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(Wondaland Productions/Bad Boy Records)
Putting aside the high-concept Afrofuturism of earlier albums, the R&B shapeshifter blends Afrobeat, reggae and laidback soul into a hazily intoxicating cocktail of sex and partying