PrinceParade

Raw, spare, and unflaggingly eccentric. The Under the Cherry Moon soundtrack is radically unlike Purple Rain. 'Kiss' strips funk to its skeleton: no bass, a single guitar riff, and a falsetto that stops you cold. Prince originally gave it away to Mazarati, then took it back when he heard how good it was. 'Sometimes It Snows in April' is a tender, acoustic elegy that took on shattering significance when Prince died on April 21, 2016. Clare Fischer's orchestral arrangements add lush colors throughout. The Revolution's final album, and NME's album of the year.