Ambient music, jazz trumpet, quiet contemplation…is this what we think of when we think of Iggy Pop? It will be when you lay your ears on this hypnotic new album, on which Iggy says "other artists speak for me, but I lend my voice." The sonic opposite of his last album, the Josh Homme-produced "Post Pop Depression," "Free" is Iggy’s new collaboration with composer/trumpeter Leron Thomas and guitarist/composer Noveller (a.k.a. Sarah Lipstate). If you were expecting something rocking and punky, that’s understandable—but if you’re surprised at Iggy Pop taking a dramatic creative left turn, you might want to look back over his long, winding, unparalleled career. CD or 180-gram vinyl: "Free," "Glow in the Dark," "Page," "We Are the People," "Sonali," "The Dawn" and more! Concord.