Aesop Rock Drops New Video + Announces New Album!

Indie-rap mainstay Aesop Rock has announced his new album, The Impossible Kid, dropping April 29th on Rhymesayers Entertainment, marking his first solo venture since 2012â??s Skelethon. On the new album, Aesop continues finding new ways to improve on the skills that have made him one of the kings of indie hip-hop. His creative process now includes a newfound willingness to open up about his personal life, going deep on topics like depression, his sometimes rocky relationship with his family, and the turbulent handful of years following a friendâ??s death that culminated in Aesop leaving his adopted home of San Francisco to live in a barn out in the woods, where he recorded the foundations of The Impossible Kid. Thereâ??s also moments of levity though, as Aesop taps into the funny side of his persona that he suppressed during the period where being taken as a serious lyricist was more of a priority. Like Skelethon, Aesop exercised complete creative control over every aspect of the album, from the production (which he handled himself, with instrumental help from Phillyâ??s Grimace Federation) to conceptualizing the cover art by his friend Alex Pardee.

Tracklisting:

01: Mystery Fish

02: Rings

03: Lotta Years

04: Dorks

05: Rabies

06: Supercell

07: Blood Sandwich

08: Get Out of the Car

09: Shrunk

10: Kirby

11: TUFF

12: Lazy Eye

13: Defender

14: Water Tower

15: Molecules

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Indie-rap mainstay Aesop Rock has announced his new album, The Impossible Kid, dropping April 29th on Rhymesayers Entertainment, marking his first solo venture since 2012â??s Skelethon. On the new album, Aesop continues finding new ways to improve on the skills that have made him one of the kings of indie hip-hop. His creative process now includes a newfound willingness to open up about his personal life, going deep on topics like depression, his sometimes rocky relationship with his family, and the turbulent handful of years that culminated in Aesop leaving his adopted home of San Francisco to live in a barn out in the woods, where he recorded the foundations of The Impossible Kid. Thereâ??s also moments of levity though, as Aesop taps into the funny side of his persona that he suppressed during the period where being taken as a serious lyricist was more of a priority. Like Skelethon, Aesop exercised complete creative control over every aspect of the album, from the production (which he handled himself, with instrumental help from Phillyâ??s Grimace Federation) to conceptualizing the cover art by his friend Alex Pardee.

01: Mystery Fish

02: Rings

03: Lotta Years

04: Dorks

05: Rabies

06: Supercell

07: Blood Sandwich

08: Get Out of the Car

09: Shrunk

10: Kirby

11: TUFF

12: Lazy Eye

13: Defender

14: Water Tower

15: Molecules

iTunes | Fifth Element | Amazon | Google Play