Obviously you're gonna notice the hair first, but there's much more going on in this almost neo-classical video — one of two, released on the same day by Solange in support of new album A Seat at the Table.
A succession of beautiful shots, some incorporating high fashion and some showcasing landscapes, but all showcasing Solange Knowles at her most confident and transcendent.
The obvious move would have been to shoot at the legendary Electric Lady Studios — and the stickier idea would have been to pay homage to the alternate NSFW Electric Ladyland album art — but Janelle Monae does not do the expected.
I can easily imagine the work of avant-garde audio artists Janelle Monae and Erykah Badu someday occupying a deserved place in a museum. For now, we get this minimilast and classy gallery show, brimming with style and verve as two iconoclasts easily mesh.