On Wednesday, the music icon released a video for the track that’s half-lyric video, half-live performance.
Check out the video below, and tell us what you think!
Prince doesn't exactly follow standard operating procedure, so it's entirely unsurprising that he plopped a new single online without any real lead-up. "Screwdriver," a jangly tune that follows last year's "Rock and Roll Love Affair," made it to the internet late on Monday.
The lyric video (available above) features Prince and his band performing the song. Prince is wearing a spirit hood and the style of the clip almost renders him unrecognizable, but his iconic mannerisms and voice are incriminating enough. A preview of the clip was previously updated to a seemingly (but assuredly not so) random YouTube account.
For those who haven't been following along, the Guardian has a nice sunnary of Prince's recent riddles .
So are these authorised accounts? 3rdEyeGirl are rumoured to be Prince's new backing band (guitarist Donna Grantis, drummer Hannah Ford and bassist Ida Nielsen)...
In November, Prince released a music video for "Rock and Roll Love Affair." That song -- and, presumably, "Screwdriver" -- will be included on his new album, which has neither a name nor a release date, but seems all the more probable given this new development. A new website, 20pr1nc3.com, has also been launched to that effect.
Prince is currently on the cover of Billboard, and the magazine will honor the singer at this year's Billboard Music Awards .He's also the subject of an an upcoming tribute concert at New York's Carneegie Hall ..
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