Janelle Monae’s The ArchAndroid is like a giant shaft of white light burning a bright hole through the center of 2010. Monae’s various promotional appearances to give the album a boost have helped to greatly increase her popularity, and one of the more low key performances during this jaunt was on KCRW, which was captured for posterity in the clip above.
Here, Monae performs the pure pop song “Cold War” before a very fortunate gathering for the ever-popular Morning Becomes Eclectic show. Monae is a consummate performer, and as this clip demonstrates, she has the looks, the charisma and the incredibly tight backing band to help The ArchAndroid soar into the stratosphere.
