André 3000 has made his official return to the music industry with his with a debut solo album, that’s “entirely instrumental.”
André 3000 has made his official return to the music industry with a debut solo album, that’s “entirely instrumental.” No rhymes, he’ll only be playing the flute.
André 3000 announced the news on Tuesday, describing the project — titled “New Blue Sun” — as “an entirely instrumental album centered around woodwinds; a celebratory piece of work in the form of a living, breathing, aural organism.”
The project, which was produced under Sony Music’s Epic Records, was co-produced by André and instrumentalist and music producer Carlos Gabriel Niño. “New Blue Sun” will be released on Friday, Nov. 14 and will feature an eight-song track list. Nate Mercereau, Surya Botofasina, Deantoni Parks, Diego Gaeta, Matthewdavid, V.C.R, Diego Gaeta, Jesse Peterson and Mia Doi Todd slated as featured artists.
“The album is a stunning 87-minute mind-bender, minimalist and experimental, tribal and transcendent. One thing it’s not, however, is a rap record: No bars, no beats, no sub-bass,” NPR Music wrote in a joint post with the musician.
