André 3000 shares new song ‘Moving Day’ and previously unreleased ‘New Blue Sun’ track ‘Tunnels Of Egypt’

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André 3000 has released a new song ‘Moving Day’ and a previously unreleased ‘New Blue Sun’ track ‘Tunnels Of Egypt’.The former OutKast star, real name André Benjamin, released his debut solo album ‘New Blue Sun’ in November last year and it surprised some fans by consisting entirely of instrumental experimental flute tracks.Now, the musician has shared ‘Moving Day’, a track that featured in a short film of the same name earlier this week.

The trippy Dexter Navy-directed film, released on the one-year anniversary of the album’s release, sees Benjamin playing his flute while travelling around town while his voiceover describes how the project came about.A post shared by André Lauren Benjamin (@andre3000)Check out the full 11-minute ‘Moving Day’ here:Additionally, Benjamin has released a version of the track in which it is played in reverse, titled ‘Day Moving’.He has also unveiled a track from the album’s recording sessions that had not previously been shared called ‘Tunnels Of Egypt’.

Listen to that here:Earlier this week, Benjamin teased new music would be coming over the next year, saying: “I don’t wanna pinpoint what it is, but I just want to express more … put it like that.”This month, ‘New Blue Sun’ was nominated for Album Of The Year and Best Alternative Jazz Album at the Grammys, and its opening track, ‘I Swear, I Really Wanted To Make A Rap Album But This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time,’ picked up a Best Instrumental Composition nomination too.Discussing the nominations with the New York Times, he admitted: “We were trying to be nominated in some type of way for alternative jazz or ambient, possibly.