✦ PLECTRUMELECTRUM - Album: Sept. 2014

A raw, guitar‑driven power‑trio statement from Prince and 3RDEYEGIRL — loud, live, and unapologetically electric

✦ — SUMMARY

3RDEYEGIRL’s PLECTRUMELECTRUM was released in the UK on September 26, 2014, by NPG Records through a renewed license with Warner Bros. Records (catalog number 9362‑49333‑5), arriving simultaneously with Prince’s solo album Art Official Age. The project marked Prince’s full‑length debut with 3RDEYEGIRL — Hannah Welton, Donna Grantis, and Ida Nielsen — a tight, high‑energy power trio built for live performance. Critics widely described the album as a return to Prince’s rock roots. Randall Roberts of the Los Angeles Times called it a rock album infused with Prince’s “noble weirdness” and sense of humour. Abigail Covington of The A.V. Club noted its no‑nonsense approach to funk and its grounding in the “shallow shores of rock ’n’ roll’s vast waters.” Rolling Stone’s Jon Dolan described it as “a set of exploratory funk‑rock jams.” The album’s sound reflects Prince’s desire to capture the immediacy of a live band in the studio — loud guitars, tight grooves, and a stripped‑back, analogue‑leaning production aesthetic

✦ — HIGHLIGHTS

• Released September 26, 2014 (UK)

• Issued by NPG Records under renewed Warner Bros. license

• Catalog number: 9362‑49333‑5

• Released the same day as Art Official Age

• Prince’s full‑length debut with 3RDEYEGIRL

• Critically described as funk‑rock, guitar‑driven, and live‑sounding

• Praised for its rawness, humour, and band chemistry

✦ B — TRACK DETAILS

Standard Album Tracklist:

• WOW

• PRETZELBODYLOGIC

• AINTTURNINROUND

• PLECTRUMELECTRUM

• WHITECAPS

• FIXURLIFEUP

• BOYTROUBLE

• STOPTHISTRAIN

• ANOTHERLOVE

• TICTACTOE

• MARZ

• FUNKNROLL

All tracks produced by Prince and 3RDEYEGIRL.

✦ CHART PERFORMANCE

United States

• Billboard 200: Top 10

United Kingdom

• Top 20 album chart entry

Additional chart data varies by region.

✦ SOURCES

Press reviews (LA Times, A.V. Club, Rolling Stone)

Label release documentation

Discogs

The Prince Estate announcements

✦ DISCOGRAPHY

3RDEYEGIRL Era Releases:

PLECTRUMELECTRUM — Album: 2014

Art Official Age — Album: 2014 (parallel release)

HITnRUN Phase One — Album: 2015

HITnRUN Phase Two — Album: 2015

✦ PRINCE ERA MINI‑TIMELINE

2013 — Prince forms 3RDEYEGIRL and begins touring with the trio

2013–2014 — Live shows emphasise guitar‑driven arrangements and raw performance energy

Sept. 2014 — PLECTRUMELECTRUM and Art Official Age released simultaneously

2015 — HITnRUN albums continue Prince’s late‑career experimentation

✦ GLAM FLASHBACK

PLECTRUMELECTRUM stands apart from Prince’s 2010s output by embracing the immediacy of a live rock band. Where Art Official Age leaned into electronic textures and futuristic R&B, PLECTRUMELECTRUM channels the spirit of Dirty Mind and Controversy’s band‑centric energy, filtered through the precision of a modern power trio. The album highlights Prince’s joy in collaboration, his love of guitar‑driven performance, and his ability to reinvent his sound by surrounding himself with musicians who pushed him into new territory.

TRACKLIST:

CD

Wow (4:27)

Pretzelbodylogic (3:26)

Aintturninround (3:01)

Plectrumelectrum (4:51) 1

Whitecaps (3:42)

Fixurlifeup (3:12)

Boytrouble (3:52) 2

Stopthistrain (3:40)

Anotherlove (4:15) 3

Tictactoe (3:37)

Marz (1:48)

Funknroll (4:09)

Wow (4:27)

Pretzelbodylogic (3:26)

Aintturninround (3:01)

Plectrumelectrum (4:51)

Whitecaps (3:42)

Fixurlifeup (3:12)

Boytrouble (3:52) 2

Stopthistrain (3:40)

Anotherlove (4:15)

Tictactoe (3:37)

Marz (1:48)

Funknroll (4:09)

Side A:

LP

A1 Wow (4:27)

A2 Pretzelbodylogic (3:26)

A3 Aintturninround (3:01)

A4 Plectrumelectrum (4:51)

A5 Whitecaps (3:42)

A6 Fixurlifeup (3:12)

Side B:

B1 Boytrouble (3:52) 2

B2 Stopthistrain (3:40)

B3 Anotherlove (4:15)

B4 Tictactoe (3:37)

B5 Marz (1:48)

B6 Funknroll (4:09)