• André 3000 showed up at the Met Gala with a grand piano strapped to his back and paired the look with a surprise album titled, 7 Piano Sketches. 
  • The 16-minute collection is his first body of work since his 2023 flute-based album New Blue Sun.
  • Similar to his previous music, 7 Piano Sketches fully embraces its instrumentals and puts André’s solo talents on full display.

 

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  • “Warning: No Bars,” he captioned his post on Instagram showing the cover art for the new EP.
  • Per the release, the new project was partially composed and recorded prior to New Blue Sun, while André was staying in a house in Texas with his son that had only a piano, their beds, and TV screens.
  • “These piano pieces weren’t recorded with the intention of presenting them in any formal way to the public. They were personal, at home recordings. I would sometimes text them to my family and friends,” said André in a lengthy social media post alongside the cover art.
  • “Pardon the sound quality,” he added, explaining that all the songs, with the exception of “Blueberries,” were recorded on his “iPhone sitting directly on the piano or my laptop microphone.”
  • André worked with famed celebrity stylist Law Roach and Burberry chief creative officer Daniel Lee for his iconic Met Gala return.