“More than my songs have to do with sex, they have to do with one human’s love for another, which goes deeper than anything political that anybody could possibly write about.†—Prince, 1981 Released in October 1981, Controversy captures Prince’s evolving worldview, and brings his songs out of the bedroom and onto the dancefloor and into the streets to protest the political tension that would come to define the era. “We need a new breed — leaders, stand up, organize,†Prince proclaims on “Sexuality,†setting forth a new mission statement: that the personal (and sexual) is also political, and that the quickest route to liberation is to “let your body be free.†When Controversy was released, The New York Times declared that “Prince’s black-white synthesis isn’t just a picture of what could be, it’s a prophecy.â€
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Lucy Spraggan Other Sides of the Moon
Ctrl Records
June 20, 2025 -
Skyfactor Master Plan
Deko Music
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Various Artists Look at All the Love We Found: A Tribute to Sublime [3xLP]
Sublime Recordings
August 29, 2025 -
HolyRoller Rat King
Ripple Music
June 6, 2025 -
Lord Vigo Walk the Shadows (Swamp Green)
High Roller
June 20, 2025 -
CMAT EUro-Country [2xLP]
CMATBABY Limited
August 29, 2025 -
Hailey Whitters Corn Queen [2xLP]
Big Loud/Mercury/Republic
June 6, 2025 -
Lyra Pramuk Hymnal
7K Records
June 27, 2025 -
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Iodine Recordings
July 18, 2025 -
Born Ruffians Beauty's Pride (Gold)
Wavy Haze
June 13, 2025 -
Cypress Hill & The London Symphony Orchestra BLack Sunday Live At The Royal Albert Hall (Half-Speed) [2xLP]
Mercury Studios
June 6, 2025 -
Conan Gray Kid Krow, Decomposed (5 Year Anniversary; Black/White Splatter)
Republic Records
June 13, 2025 -
Sault 10
Forever Living Origi
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Frontiers New Recordings Physical Only
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