Janelle Monae’s suddenly imminent album and “emotion picture” Dirty Computer is premiering Thursday night in short-film form on MTV and BET before its official Friday release, but first we get one more standalone video for its latest single.
“I Like That” is probably the most straightforward song we’ve heard so far from the project, a pretty R&B track that sounds modern and retro at the same time. But like Monae sings on the song, she contains multitudes, and she likes what she likes — just like her mentor Prince. Furthermore, she’s just as adept at turning basic tracks into exquisite art as she is at converting wild creative visions into accessible pop music. The spoken-word breakdown here is can’t miss, especially this: “I remember when I cut my perm off and you rated me a 6/ I was like, ‘Damn.'”
And anyhow, the “I Like That” video contains just as many revelatory images as the previous clips we’ve seen from Dirty Computer. It arrives alongside a healthy batch of summer North American tour dates, which you can find below along with the video. Watch.
TOUR DATES:
- 06/11 Seattle, WA @ King County’s Marymoor Park
- 06/12 Vancouver, BC @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
- 06/13 Portland, OR @ McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater
- 06/16 San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
- 06/20 San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU
- 06/26 Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theater
- 06/28 Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre
- 06/30 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
- 07/01 Denver, CO @ The Paramount Theatre
- 07/03 Minneapolis, MN @ State Theatre
- 07/05 Chicago, IL @ The Chicago Theatre
- 07/06 Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
- 07/07 Grand Rapids, MI @ 20 Monroe Live
- 07/09 Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre Detroit
- 07/10 Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theatre
- 07/11 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
- 07/13 Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
- 07/14 Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theatre at Old National Centre
- 07/16 Toronto, ON @ Rebel
- 07/18 New York, NY @ Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden
- 07/20 Washington, DC @ The Anthem
- 07/21 Boston, MA @ Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
- 07/23 Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
- 07/24 Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
- 07/26 Tampa, FL @ Jannus Live
- 07/27 Miami, FL @ The Fillmore Miami at Jackie Gleason Theater
- 07/28 Orlando, FL @ House of Blues Orlando
- 08/04 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
Dirty Computer is out 4/27 on Bad Boy/WEA.
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