Home / Music / Felt was Nils Frahm's breakthrough albumMusic linernotes album music nils-frahmFelt was Nils Frahm's breakthrough albumIt established his signature sound of felt-dampened piano — the name comes from the literal felt he put on the hammers to soften the attack. This was the record that put Frahm on the map. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesFelt is Nils Frahm's ambient piano at its dreamiestNils Frahm released Felt on Erased Tapes in October 2011Felt is Nils Frahm's solo piano albumThe felt on the hammers gave Felt its nameSufjan Stevens' Songs for Christmas mixes original songs with traditional carols — Sister Winter and Star of Wonder are the standoutsExploreTracey Thorn's A Distant Shore is rawer than Everything but the Girl — just voice and acoustic guitarAlva Noto treats sound like sculpture, shaped with the precision of a visual artistAmerican Beauty and Workingman's Dead make a perfect 1970 folk-rock double featurePrince traded Purple Rain's stadium rock for psychedelic pop on Around the World in a DayHope Sandoval leaves Mazzy Star's shoegaze behind for folk and psychedelic texturesPrevious Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor are the core of Blue RodeoNext Felt is Nils Frahm's solo piano album