6. PrincePurple Rain
I mean, I grew up in the 80s and Prince was my fucking god. He was the coolest motherfucker on the planet. The music was unbelievable. It was sexual, and I didn’t even understand what that was, but I wanted to know. I was obsessed with Prince, and he was the first artist where I collected multiple records and listened to for years and years. This record never goes away. I don’t know how, but I’m sure that somewhere in the building blocks of whatever became the way I approach music, that guy has a solid strand of DNA.
Selected in other Baker’s Dozens: Gazelle Twin, RP Boo, Xiu Xiu, Spoek Mathambo, Jane Weaver, Hurts, David McAlmont, Greg Dulli, Mark Morriss, Ed Harcourt
