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Here’s a video Rob Sonic put together featuring a snippet of a song that I produced for his new record. The song is called Happy Land Disco. The record is called Alice In Thunderdome. It will be available later this year.

Finished recording my new solo LP Skelethon today. Start mixing with Joey Raia next week. Bam.

Due to circumstances beyond my control I have to cancel my shows the 22nd and 23rd with Common and Wiz Khalifa. I feel terrible about it, and I am very sorry for any inconveniences this may cause. I’ll be back soon.

Got to hang with my old pal Chrissy Piper for the last couple days. Besides being a fantastic person, she is a force to be reckoned with behind the camera. We watched Win Win and Your Highness, and ate Mexican food twice. We’re about to collaborate on a digital lyric book for Hail Mary Mallon, as well as a bunch of other crapola.

The Uncluded are Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson. Coming Soon.

Here’s me recording a demo in my chair.

Here is a lo-fi snippet of a song from me and Kimya Dawson’s upcoming group LP.

Here is the new video for Hail Mary Mallon’s Grubstake, directed by Alex Tarrant and Justin Metros. Album available HERE.

Today marks the release of Kimya Dawson’s new full length album Thunder Thighs. I can not urge you to support this record enough. I worked on 6 songs on the record, some vocals, some beats, some other crap, BUT that’s not why you should buy it. You should buy it because Kimya is, in my opinion, one of the best songwriters we have today. Point blank – there is no artist alive that does what she does. These songs go places I didn’t even know music could go. Please do yourself a favor and sit with this one – headphones, car, whatever. Listen to the words. No bullshit. Being a part of this album is a gigantic highlight of my musical life.

Best,
A.R.

Awesome artwork by Alex Pardee.

I got to drop a verse on Evidence’s song Late For The Sky off of his upcoming Rhymesayers release Cats and Dogs. Slug also raps. Sid Roams produced. You can hear the song below, and pre-order Ev’s new record HERE.

Here’s 2 weird videos with 2 weird audio snippets. Soup’s on.

Here is the video for Breakdance Beach by Hail Mary Mallon. The video was directed by Alexander Tarrant and Justin Metros. This song appears on our album “Are You Gonna Eat That” available now!

DJ Big Wiz laying down some scratches for my new solo record.

FREE Music and Food festival in SF – July 16th -

A gigantic THANK YOU to everyone who came out to see Myself, Rob, Wiz, and Kimya on our recent tour. We all had a fantastic time. Performing Hail Mary Mallon songs was super fun, and it felt good to debut some of the stuff K.D. and I have been working on.

Should be announcing some more tour dates soon, so keep your eyes peeled.

Next on the agenda is finishing my solo album, as well as the group project with Kimya Dawson. In addition, some cool Dirty Ghosts announcements should be coming soon.

Here’s a picture of me feeding 2 baby goats in Oregon. Be good.

Here is the Video for Meter Feeder of of the new Hail Mary Mallon album “Are You Gonna Eat That?”. This video was directed by Alex Tarrant and Justin Metros. Album is out now in stores on cd and vinyl, as well as at your favorite digital outlet!

Here’s a look at what Hail Mary Mallon’s Are You Gonna Eat That? looks like on both CD and 2xLP. This album comes out TOMORROW – June 7th. Also hitting tomorrow will be the Meter Feeder music video, which will debut on MTVU, and subsequently be played on MTV2′s Subterranean show. We hope you like our rap.

Here’s a new promo vid from the Hail Mary Mallon posse showcasing some behind-the-scenes moments from our recent video shoots. The full length Hail Mary Mallon album, Are You Gonna Eat That?, drops on CD and 2xLP June 7th. It is available digitally now!

Me and Kimya Dawson performed 2 songs together on her new Daytrotter session. She also played a solo track off her new record. Listen HERE.

Meet Coro, the man who created the artwork for HMM’s Are You Gonna Eat That?

More words from the Mallon boys. Don’t forget to cop the CD and/or 2XLP with ethed vinyl on June 7th!

Here is the video for Hail Mary Mallon’s Garfield

An evening with Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson. (w/ Rob Sonic and DJ Big Wiz).

I’m sitting in a hotel somewhere New Jersey, and I just wanted to write a few words on this tour we embark on tomorrow, as it’s kinda turned into something more awesome than it’s original intention (which was also awesome).

Myself, Rob Sonic, and DJ Big Wiz were going to hit the road for some dates just because it had been a minute since we’d made the rounds. We had been working on the Hail Mary Mallon record together while simultaneously working on some other projects, but we decided to really try to finish the record before getting out there as to have something new to perform and promote. The original intention was to self-release it. We were extremely lucky in that our friends at Rhymesayers Entertainment agreed to not only help us with the release, but to get it out there in time for the tour dates we were already booking. The digital release was made available May 3rd, and the physical release date is June 7th, however we WILL have cd’s and vinyl of the HMM project on all these dates for show-goers to purchase. Thus far the response has been really positive and we are psyched.

Furthermore…

As you may or may not know, I have been working with Kimya Dawson a lot lately on both her new solo LP “Thunder Thighs” as well as on a yet-to-be-named group project. Kimya is a folk singer and songwriter who has, for many years, been one of my biggest writing influences. She puts words together in a way that is all her own, very intense, and hugely inspirational in regards to what I try to do in my own songs. Having her agree to come out and do this tour with us is something I never thought in a million years could happen. I realize that some of my fans may not know her work, just as her fans may be unfamiliar with mine, and also that going to a half folk/half rap show is maybe not something that people have the opportunity to do everyday. That said, we are all very excited to share a stage, and we hope you all take away something awesome and new from what he have to offer, in both our collaborative songs and our individual sets.

Please enjoy yourselves.

Best,
A.R.

I am happy to say that the Hail Mary Mallon album “Are You Gonna Eat That?” is now available digitally at itunes, amazon, fifth element online, or wherever else you like to do your digi-music purchasing. If you are not in the know, HMM is a group comprised of Me, Rob Sonic, and DJ Big Wiz. You can hear our single “Smock” in the AUDIO section of this site. We are very proud of this record. Stay tuned for more videos and content coming soon, and if you enjoy the record please help spread the word!

best
A.R.

These two new shirt designs were done by my buddy Coro. They will be available on our upcoming tour dates, and soon at The Giant Peach.

Hail Mary Mallon -

Aesop Rock (these tees will be light gray, not white) -

How can you afford to NOT pre-order a record done by these three maniacs?

Photo by Chrissy Piper.

Hey everyone. Rolling Stone just premiered the first leak of the Hail Mary Mallon record. The song is called Smock. You can check that out HERE.

We got so excited that we threw a concert in my car. You can check that out here…

Here is the wonderful album cover done by Coro.

Here is the wonderful Smock single cover done by Coro.

Digital release May 3rd. Physical release June 7th (CD or green 2XLP with vinyl etching by Coro). Check out tracklist and all Pre-orfer information HERE. Spread the word!

Best,
A.R.

Greetings,

Here is an update on things I have been working on -

Hail Mary Mallon

This is a group project with fellow rapper/producer Rob Sonic and DJ Big Wiz. The record is called “Are You Gonna Eat That?”, and will be coming out on Rhymesayers Entertainment digitally on May 3rd and physically on June 7th. Me and Rob rapped and made the beats. Wiz did the cuts. Coro did the artwork. Additionally, with the help of Alexander Tarrant and Justin Metros, we have shot 5 music videos for this project.

Dirty Ghosts

The Dirty Ghosts debut LP is complete and release info will be coming soon. D.G. is a band fronted by guitarist/vocalist Allyson Baker for which I did much drum programming, beats, etc. A remix I produced and rapped on of their song “Shout It In” can be found in the AUDIO section of this site. You can check out more music and stay up to date with all Dirty Ghosts info on their site HERE.

Kimya Dawson

I had the distinct pleasure of contributing to (in one way or another) 7 songs on Kimya’s new LP Thunder Thighs. The stuff I did ranges from rapping to drum programming to back up vocals to production. You can hear her song “Walk Like Thunder” (which I am featured on) in the AUDIO section of this site. Info on this release will be updated on Kimya’s tumblr HERE.

Palcatraz?

Myself and Kimya Dawson have formed a group and are well into writing a record together. We also performed two songs during her upcoming Daytrotter session. Stay tuned.

Aesop Rock

While I have greatly been enjoying these collaborative projects, I have also been working hard on a new solo record. It is closer to finished than started. I don’t know where or when it will come out. I hope you like it. I like rapping.

900bats

www.900bats.com is a blog I help organize with Alexander Tarrant and Justin Metros. There is a long list of fantastic contributors ranging in background from music to art to comedy to science and more. We have no agenda. Stop by sometime.

Tour

I am going on tour with my pals Kimya Dawson, Rob Sonic, and DJ Big Wiz. We are all excited. Please check the SHOWS section of this site for dates. Things you may see on these shows include a Kimya Dawson solo set, songs performed by me and Kimya together, songs from the new Hail Mary Mallon record, solo Rob Sonic material, and solo Aesop Rock material. Basically we’re just gonna party and mix some new with some old. We will have Hail Mary Mallon tees and new Aesop Rock tees, both designed by Coro. We hope you enjoy our strange songs.

Keep it Creepy.

Best,
A.R.

Hail Mary Mallon is a group project I have completed with my friends Rob Sonic and DJ Big Wiz.  The album is called - Are You Gonna Eat That? Here is the first official teaser…

Thank you for joining us. Information on all things Aesop Rock will be posted here. Site created by Justin Metros. Cat photo by Chrissy Piper.

Best,
A.R.