Janelle Monáe’s sexually ambiguous roboticism comes into its own on her third LP. Featuring liquid-smooth pop funk, it sounds like something from the mind of the Purple One, who lent mentorship and a wah-wah synth line on “Make Me Feel.” Hints of Michael Jackson’s melodic moonwalking lace in the type of hip-hop ennui that will appeal to fans of Solange’s A Seat at the Table, plus a sexy swagger of feminist liberation that screams 2018. Bottom line: Dirty Computer will turn you on. (4pm, American Express stage)

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This article appears in October 5 • 2018.

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