PRINCE today announced two brand new studio albums to be released in the US via Warner Bros. Records on September 30th and at a later date globally. ‘ART OFFICIAL AGE‘ is a solo album and ‘PLECTRUMELECTRUM‘ is by Prince’s new band 3RDEYEGIRL.
Fans will be able to attend a series of worldwide special events to mark the album releases.
Warner Bros. Records Chairman & CEO Cameron Strang commented: “Prince is one of just a handful of visionary artists who have truly reshaped and redefined modern music and culture,” “For the past 35 years, he has never stopped evolving, challenging himself, reinventing his sound, and pushing boundaries. In true Prince fashion, he has just given us not one, but two extraordinary albums that express the incredible range and depth of his talent. All of us at WBR are immensely proud to be working with Prince to bring this brilliant new music to his legions of fans around the world, and needless to say we are thrilled to be working in partnership with him again.”
‘ART OFFICIAL AGE’ is a classic Prince album, produced, arranged, composed and performed by Prince and Joshua Welton (@joshuaworld) while
‘PLECTRUMELECTRUM’ is a classic band record, with 3RDEYEGIRL which include Prince, Donna Grantis (guitar), Hannah Ford Welton (drums) and Ida Nielsen (bass). The album was recorded live and in analog the album – many of the tracks were performed during the ‘Hit & Run’ tours of the UK earlier this year.
Track-listings:
ART OFFICIAL AGE
ART OFFICIAL AGE
CLOUDS
BREAKDOWN
THE GOLD STANDARD
U KNOW
BREAKFAST CAN WAIT
THIS COULD BE US
WHAT IT FEELS LIKE
affirmation I & II
WAY BACK HOME
FUNKNROLL
TIME
affirmation III
PLECTRUMELECTRUM
WOW
PRETZELBODYLOGIC
AINTTURNINROUND
PLECTRUMELECTRUM
WHITECAPS
FIXURLIFEUP
BOYTROUBLE
STOPTHISTRAIN
ANOTHERLOVE
TICTACTOE
MARZ
FUNKNROLL
New live dates to be announced soon.