André 3000 Dresses As His EP ’7 Piano Sketches’ Cover At Met Gala 2025

It seems shedding his artistic pocket book served a better goal for André 3000. The transfer appears to have impressed him to launch one thing else into the world.

Right this moment (Might 5), the Grammy Award-nominated instrumentalist shocked followers by making an look on the 2025 Met Gala.

André 3000’s bag of tips didn’t cease there as he sported a large piano on his again. Whereas he’s usually noticed together with his useful dandy flute, a child grand piano isn’t precisely the best factor to move. Nonetheless, that was a purpose behind his strenuous stunt. Over on Instagram, André 3000 introduced his new EP 7 Piano Sketches.

To keep away from any confusion within the put up’s caption (viewable here), he confirmed it was actually one other instrumental challenge. “Warning: no bars,” he wrote.

Throughout the practically 17 minute physique of labor, André 3000 pulled inspiration from his “favourite piano music composers and gamers” together with Thelonious Monk, McCoy Tyner, Philip Glass, Stephen Sondheim, Joni Mitchell and Vince Guaraldi.

“These piano sketches are improvisations,” he continued. “To conjure them up, I unfold my fingers out on the keys and randomly however with goal transfer them round till I discover one thing that feels good or attention-grabbing. If it feels actually good I’ll attempt to repeat it. I can not title which notes, keys or chords that I’m enjoying. I merely just like the sound and mechanics of piano enjoying.”

As he apologized for the EP’s sound high quality, on account of it being recorded together with his iPhone or my laptop computer microphone, André 3000 joked about its journey to being launched.

“This assortment of songs was recorded nearly a decade earlier than New Blue Solar,” he chimed. “The unique title for it was ‘The Finest Worst Rap Album In Historical past’ and right here is an excerpt from the unique liner notes. ‘It’s jokingly the worst rap album in historical past as a result of there are not any lyrics on it in any respect. It’s the very best as a result of it’s the free-est emotionally and finest I’ve felt personally. It’s the very best as a result of it’s like a palette cleanser for me.’”

Whereas André 3000 promised followers new music, he by no means stated definitively it might be rap.

Proceed beneath to view the official paintings and tracklist.

Tracklist

1. “bluffing within the snow”
2. “And Then One Day You’ll…”
3. “When You’re A Ant And You Wake Up In An Superior Temper, About To Drive Your Son To Faculty, Solely To Uncover That You Left The Lights On In The Automobile Final Night time So Your Battery Is Drained”
4. “Lodge Foyer Pianos”
5. “Blueberry Mansions”
6. “Off Rhythm Laughter”
7. “I Spend All Day Ready For The Night time”