The Age of Pleasure

The Age of Pleasure is Janelle Monáe’s fourth studio album and her first full musical project since 2018’s Dirty Computer.

On February 16, 2023, Janelle released the single “Float” featuring Seun Kuti and Egypt 80, and it was followed by “Lipstick Lover” released on May 11, 2023, along with the reveal of the album’s title, cover arts, and tracklist.

In an interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music, Janelle stated about the songs on the album:

All the songs were written from such an honest space, so I hope that people feel that when they listen to the music, that they feel that when they come and, you know, counter with me when I’m around, I definitely have had an opportunity to evolve and grow and to tap into the things that bring me pleasure, the things that perhaps I should rethink and rework.