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The Audition
R&B / Soul · 2003 · 15 tracks · 53m

The Audition

Janelle Monáe

A rare, unpolished glimpse into a future icon. Stripped-back neo-soul and dusty drum machines recorded in an Atlanta boarding house.

2003 · Wondaland Arts Society

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An earnest and intimate portrait of a young artist finding her voice amidst dusty drum loops and late-night reflections.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks · 53m
01
Thoughts (intro)
1:42
02
Party Girl
3:48
03
Lettin' Go
4:29
04
Metropolis
4:57
05
Cindi
2:15
06
It's Not Fair
3:48
07
Time Will Reveal
3:33
08
My Favorite Nothing
3:56
09
Warm Up (Cloud 9 interlude)
0:47
10
Cloud 9
4:15
11
Star
4:45
12
I Won't Let Go
4:48
13
You
4:22
14
You Are My Everything
4:43
15
The Chase
1:47
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the beat on Metropolis stutters and breathes, hinting at the sprawling sci-fi epics that would define her later career.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does The Audition sound next to the rest of Janelle Monáe's catalogue?

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Hopeful saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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