André 3000: 7 piano sketches

André 3000: 7 piano sketches

This low-key collection of no-fi piano improvisations is the latest step in the rapper-songwriter-producer’s new era as spiritually attuned vibesmith. It’s also more substantial than it may seem.

André 3000 Dropped a Surprise Piano EP, and It’s Pretty Interesting

André 3000 has been busy lately. The hip-hop iconoclast turned heads at the 2025 Met Gala (with a little help from a piano) and he just released a new, surprise EP of piano instrumentals. Titled 7 Piano Sketches, the project is pretty much exactly what its name suggests. For this one, 3 Stacks announces the number of each track before going to work. It’s all pretty raw — almost like … a sketch. Between this and his 2023 flute album, it feels …

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