ons ", ▁festival ▁appearances ▁and ▁opening ▁sl ots ▁for ▁ind ie ▁pop ▁band ▁of ▁Montreal . ▁Mon á e ▁also ▁tou red ▁as ▁the ▁opening ▁act ▁for ▁band ▁No ▁Dou bt ▁on ▁their ▁summer ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁tour . ▁Her ▁single ▁" Open ▁H app iness " ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁season ▁finale ▁of ▁American ▁Id ol . ▁Mon á e ▁told ▁MTV ▁about ▁her ▁concept ▁for ▁her ▁new ▁album ▁and ▁also ▁discussed ▁her ▁alter - ego ▁named ▁C indi ▁May we ather , ▁she ▁said : ▁C indi ▁is ▁an ▁android ▁and ▁I ▁love ▁speaking ▁about ▁the ▁android ▁because ▁they ▁are ▁the ▁new ▁" other ". ▁People ▁are ▁afraid ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁and ▁I ▁believe ▁we ' re ▁going ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁a ▁world ▁with ▁android s ▁because ▁of ▁technology ▁and ▁the ▁way ▁it ▁adv ances . ▁The ▁first ▁album ▁she ▁was ▁running ▁because ▁she ▁had ▁fallen ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁a ▁human ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁being ▁dis ass emble d ▁for ▁that . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁interview , ▁Mon á e ▁revealed ▁the ▁title ▁and ▁concept ▁behind ▁her ▁album , ▁The ▁Arch Android . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁second ▁and ▁third ▁su ites ▁of ▁Metropol is ▁are ▁combined ▁into ▁this ▁full - length ▁release , ▁in ▁which ▁Mon á e ' s ▁alter - ego , ▁C indi ▁May we ather ▁– ▁also ▁the ▁protagon ist