5. Prince – ‘Clouds’
Mr Nelson sounds reinvigorated and back to a classic sound on his new single. He begins by trivialising our public social network age and touting the Prince-iple of a surprise kiss on the neck before taking off into space and deep freezing himself 45 years into the future. Space cadet. Lianne La Havas is the British voice in the middle.
No wonder the dude is releasing two albums on September 29th. ‘Art Official Age is cited as the classic Prince record and Plectrumelectrum is touted as his funk rock album with 3RDEYEGIRL.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
