Fans of one of Prince's most classic jams, "Housequake," might hear echoes of that 1987 party song in the latest track unveiled today ahead of his dueling Sept. 30 album releases.
The rather madcap tune is called "Funknroll" and was first played live by Minneapolis' petite big-kahuna on "Arsenio" back in March. It will be one of the songs featured on "Art Official Age," the record he's issuing under his own name through Warner Bros. at the end of the month. The other disc, "Plectrumelectrum," is a collaboration with his all-woman band 3rdEyeGirl.
"Funknroll" offers a sharp contrast to the slower, sultry, romantic tracks previously issued off "Art Official Age," including "Breakfast Can Wait" from last year and the more recent "Clouds" and "U Know."
Pre-orders of both albums are already available via iTunes and Amazon, where each record's full track lists can be seen, and the songs issued so far can be downloaded. Most fans will probably be happy to note that "Fallinlove2nite," his duet track with "New Girl" star and She & Him singer Zooey Deschanel, does not appear on either album.
