PrinceWelcome 2 America

Slinky, humid funk recorded as a live power trio in 2010, then shelved for eleven years. Prince discovered 21-year-old Australian bass virtuoso Tal Wilkenfeld through YouTube, flew her and drummer Chris Coleman to Paisley Park, and told them nothing — no lyrics, no melodies, no charts. They had to be psychic. '1000 Light Years from Here' floats on spacey backing vocals and damp bass pops. The grooves are fervid and ferocious, the politics prescient. Disinformation, racial justice, and cultural drift all addressed years before they dominated headlines. Twelve songs across three sides with a custom-etched fourth.