Music icon PRINCE announces not one, but two, brand new studio albums to be released globally via Warner Bros. Records.
The albums are ‘ART OFFICIAL AGE’ and ‘PLECTRUMELECTRUM’, set to release on September 29th 2014 in the UK. ‘ART OFFICIAL AGE’ is a solo album and ‘PLECTRUMELECTRUM’ is by Prince’s band 3RDEYEGIRL.
Both albums, which are sold separately, are now available for pre-order via digital retailers and from http://www.artofficialage.com.
Early buyers will be able to unlock ‘instant grat’ tracks from each record. The album releases will also be marked by a series of very special events taking place globally.
The brand new studio albums mark a historic return to Warner Bros. Records, Prince’s original label home. The renewed partnership came after the announcement that Warner Bros. Records returned to Prince the master recordings of his pioneering ’80s albums, including Dirty Mind, 1999, Purple Rain and Sign ‘O’ the Times.
‘ART OFFICIAL AGE’ is a classic Prince album, produced, arranged, composed and performed by Prince and Joshua Welton (@joshuaworld). Sonically the record is a contemporary concoction of soul, R&B and funk. The melodies are immediate and prominent as ever and Prince’s vocals are rich and solid, taking full advantage of his vocal range with decidedly, seductive lyrics.
‘PLECTRUMELECTRUM’ is a classic band record, with 3RDEYEGIRL which include Prince, Donna Grantis (guitar), Hannah Ford Welton (drums) and Ida Nielsen (bass). Recorded live and in analog the album is an electrifying funk-rock statement. Many of the tracks from ‘PLECTRUMELECTRUM’ were performed live on the ‘Hit & Run’ tours of the UK earlier this year – incendiary performances in a series of historic venues.
More live dates will be confirmed shortly.
W: https://soundcloud.com/prince/u-know/s-DqzSx
from ARTOFFICIALAGE
The track-listings for ‘ART OFFICIAL AGE and ‘PLECTRUMELECTRUM’ are as follows:
ART OFFICIAL AGE PLECTRUMELECTRUM
ART OFFICIAL CAGE WOW
CLOUDS PRETZELBODYLOGIC
BREAKDOWN AINTTURNINROUND
THE GOLD STANDARD PLECTRUMELECTRUM
U KNOW WHITECAPS
BREAKFAST CAN WAIT FIXURLIFEUP
THIS COULD BE US BOYTROUBLE
WHAT IT FEELS LIKE STOPTHISTRAIN
affirmation I & II ANOTHERLOVE
WAY BACK HOME TICTACTOE
FUNKNROLL MARZ
TIME FUNKNROLL
affirmation III
Read about Prince’s London aftershow here for the premiere of Belle at the Hippodrome.
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