Album Release Date: 11/13/20

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Pre-Order NOW and receive an instant digital download of the first single “The Gates”! Bundle with the other official Aesop Rock Spirit World Field Guide merch!

Vinyl packaging includes double ultra clear vinyl with direct-to-disc imprinted labels, 12” gatefold jacket, printed record sleeves, sticker sheet with 20 transparent kiss cut stickers and free digital download card.

CD packaging includes custom printed PVC plastic slipcase, 8-panel accordion insert, 4 sticker sheets for a total of 20 transparent kiss cut stickers and blue polycarbonate CD.

Cover Art by Justin "CORO" Kaufman

Downloads must be done on a computer.

"Be not afraid! Whether you’re simply sightseeing, enjoying temporary flights of fancy or considering a more permanent relocation, the all-new Spirit World Field Guide offers twenty-one insightful chapters of firsthand know-how into the terrain, wildlife, and social customs of our parallel universe. The narrator’s vast expertise of multiple global entry points and various modes of inter-dimensional transport informs a rich tapestry of tips, tricks and tools to unfailingly aid in your ultimate survival. If you are among the countless individuals who find themselves feeling both dead and alive at the same time, the information contained within may serve as an invaluable asset to your journey. Godspeed and good luck."

Those are the words of the album’s narrator -- an attempt to prepare listeners, both old and new, for a safe entry into the Spirit World.

It’s been a long road for Aesop Rock to get here, releasing a steady stream of impressive albums, singles, and collaborative projects that have continued to invigorate, solidify and grow his diverse fan base, but he shows no signs of slowing down or deviating from his path, constantly pushing his creative limits. Last year saw the release of Malibu Ken, a joint effort featuring the psychedelic and trippy sounds of producer Tobacco, providing a different type of intrigue for Aesop's descriptive, compelling, and often humorous, writing. Then, he kicked 2020 off with a hard-driving single, "Rogue Wave", followed not long after by Freedom Finger, which found Aesop immersing himself in the video game world that the music was written and produced for. And this year still has a few exciting releases on the horizon yet, a 20-year anniversary vinyl release of his debut album, Float, and now his brand new album, Spirit World Field Guide.

Since his debut in the late nineties, Aesop Rock’s writing has been of the highest caliber, but one thing that has continually evolved is his near-flawless and diverse flow, now perfectly infused with his personality and a gift for visual imagery. On Spirit World Field Guide, characters, inanimate objects, and their surrounding environments vividly come to life as Aesop describes each passing moment throughout the album’s twenty-one chapters. Welcome to the Spirit World. Explore with intention.

Tracklisting:

1. Hello From The Spirit World
2. The Gates
3. Button Masher
4. Dog At The Door
5. Gauze
6. Pizza Alley
7. Crystal Sword
8. Boot Soup
9. Coveralls
10. Jumping Coffin
11. Holy Waterfall
12. Flies
13. Salt
14. Sleeper Car
15. 1 to 10
16. Attaboy
17. Kodokushi
18. Fixed and Dilated
19. Side Quest
20. Marble Cake
21. The Four Winds
    

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Bundle with the Aesop Rock Spirit World Field Guide album and official merch!

Screen printed t-shirt designed by Justin "CORO" Kaufman. Available in Black, Blue, & Red. 100% Combed Ring-Spun Cotton, 4.3oz.

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Bundle with the Aesop Rock Spirit World Field Guide album and official merch!

Full color direct-to-garment printed black t-shirt designed by Justin "CORO" Kaufman. 100% Combed ring-spun cotton. 24 singles. 5.1oz. pre-washed fabric.

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Bundle with the Aesop Rock Spirit World Field Guide album and official merch!

100% ring-spun cotton black long sleeve shirt featuring 3 color custom printed emblem on left chest and icon printed sleeves.

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Bundle with the Aesop Rock Spirit World Field Guide album and official merch!

Custom woven patch sewn on left chest of black hoodie. 10 oz cotton/polyester blend 3-end fleece, ring spun cotton 70% Cotton/30% Polyester with 100% cotton 32 singles face yarn for supreme softness, fleece lined hood, split stitch double needle sewing on all seams, twill neck tape, 1x1 ribbing at cuffs and waistband, nickel eyelets.

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Bundle with the Aesop Rock Spirit World Field Guide album and official merch!

Custom woven patch sewn on left chest of black on black tie-dye hoodie. 9oz (300 gm) 80% cotton/20% polyester blend, ring spun cotton, 100% cotton 30 singles face yarn, jersey lined hood, split stitch double needle sewing on all seams ,twill neck tape, 1 x 1 ribbing at cuffs and waistband, sewn eyelets, standard fit.

Please note:

• One of our favorite things about Tie Dye is each garment is dyed by hand, no 2 garments will be exactly the same. Please allow for slight color variation in production and washing.
• Care Instructions: Due to the nature of tie-dye, loose pigments may remain on the surface of the garments. We therefore strongly recommend washing these garments only with like-colored garments, as some of the tie-dyes may stain light or white colored garments in the wash cycle.
• Washing the garments in cold water will reduce the possibility of staining.

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Aesop Rock teams up with James Brand knives to bring you a custom laser engraved black and stainless steel version of “the Eliis”. Featuring “Aesop Rock” and 3 Spirit World Field Guide icons, this knife uses a lockback design so that you can do real work with a tool that locks; no more busted knuckles turning screws. Other features include a partially-serrated drop point blade, a combination bottle-opener and screwdriver, our "All Things"® scraper and pry and a bail loop for attaching to your keys, carabiner or backpack.

Specs: 

• Blade Shape: Drop Point
• Blade Type: Partially Serrated
• Lock Type: Lockback
• Handle Length: 3.5” (8.9cm)
• Weight: 2.8oz
• Carry Style: In Pocker or Bail & Lanyard
• Tools: Multi-type screwdriver / scraper / bottle opener
• Blade Steel: Sandvik 12C27 - Scale Material: G10
• Blade Length: 2.6” (6.63cm)
• Overall Length: 6.1” (15.5cm)
• Opening: Nail Nick
• Orientation: Ambidextrous

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Bundle with the Aesop Rock Spirit World Field Guide album and official merch!

Custom Aesop Rock imprinted metal canteen with cloth case featuring 2.5” woven “Spirit World Field Guide” patch. The indispensable sidekick for your Spirit World excursion, this handy canteen lets you bring along 32oz of clean, cold water to quench your thirst during the day's activities. Featured clip lets you hook the canteen right onto your gear, and the cotton cover adds an extra layer of insulation. Pull the canteen out of the handled cup and you have an additional drinking source.

List of Features:

• 32 oz. metal canteen with Aesop Rock imprint.
• Chained lid and 20oz cup with handles.
• Cotton canteen cover with sewn on woven patch.
• Measures 4-7/8" x 7" x 2-5/8”.

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Bundle with the Aesop Rock Spirit World Field Guide album and official merch!

Custom Aesop Rock “Spirit World Field Guide” complete flint kit!

List of Features: 

• Custom laser engraved metal tin
• Kindling cotton rope with laser engraved metal top
• Kindling cotton cloth
• Kindling hemp
• Flint
• Steel
• Pine Stick

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3.5" x 5.5" 48 page notebook featuring full color printed front and back cover, 1 color line paper inside and O-band. Perfect for all of your Spirit World adventure note taking.

Art by Justin "CORO" Kaufman

In 2000, Aesop Rock released his first official album, Float, following his steady ascent in the underground from two previous releases, the collection of works CD of lore, Music For Earthworms (1997), and the Appleseed EP (1999). And, while every album Aesop has done since then has captured his continual evolution as both a producer and a writer, Float was undeniably exceptional in its own right.

For one, there was something impacting about a full-length album, 20 tracks deep, that never had any singles. Every track only existed as part of the album experience. That in mind, the album’s production is split nearly in half between Aesop Rock and longtime collaborator and good friend, Blockhead, as well as one offering from Omega One, the Reggae-vibed “Skip Town”. The album’s production largely seems to have one collective goal, to immediately capture the intended mood, luring the listener in and leaving them attentive and prepared for the carefully crafted accompanying lyricism.

Lyrics in mind, Aesop Rock is clearly the star of the record, but the few guest appearances, strategically spread throughout the album, are either the result of great foresight or unavoidable synergy—perhaps both—as Slug (of Atmosphere), Vast Aire (of Cannibal Ox), and Dose One were all right in the midst, or directly on the verge, of breakthrough career moments of their own around the same time they were featured on Float. As for Aesop, the album finds him diving deep into his intricate, visually descriptive and emotionally riveting writing style, which has only gotten more vigorous and diverse over time. His delivery feels settled into the hints of urgency, as if he is well aware that the journey and challenges, as well as triumphs, that he shall face are arduous and plentiful.

Twenty years after its debut, Float is a time capsule of an artist on the brink of fully tapping into creative freedom, while the industry was simultaneously in the middle of a notable shift, which still remains a powerful statement on its own, decades later. To celebrate, Rhymesayers is re-releasing Float on 2xLP vinyl, available in three different, limited edition colorways!

Also available: "Float" Shirt

Tracklisting:

1. Float
2. Commencement at the Obedience Academy
3. Big Bang
4. Garbage
5. I'll Be Ok (feat. Slug)
6. Breakfast With Blockhead
7. Basic Cable
8. Fascination
9. Oxygen
10. Skip Town
11. 6B Panorama
12. Lunch With Blockhead
13. Spare a Match
14. Attention Span (feat. Vast Aire)
15. How to Be a Carpenter
16. Prosperity
17. No Splash
18. Drawbridge (feat. Doseone)
19. Dinner With Blockhead
20. Mayor and the Crook

100% black cotton t-shirt.

Size Chart

Also available: "Float" Vinyl

Recently, a good friend of Aesop Rock's, Kurt Hayashi unexpectedly passed away. Kurt was a well-known skate videographer and he also shot the music video for Aesop's "Hot Dogs". A portion of the proceeds from all "Rogue Wave" sales will be donated to the Hayashi family in Kurt's honor.

"Rogue Wave feels like a long journal entry to me - perhaps in the vein of Hot Dogs and Klutz. I really enjoy skipping the hook entirely. It doesn’t always work - but when it does it just feels right. To me, this song is a small boat lost at sea, rowing for hours, days, losing all track of time and direction - 360 degrees of nothing but ocean. My old friend Coro captured the concept perfectly in the cover image. We’ve included a small print of the image with no text inside each 7” for your viewing pleasure. You should probably hang it in your hallway. Additionally, we are offering a long sleeve tee in raincoat yellow, also from the pen of Coro. I’ve been a little timid over the years to showcase my own drawings, probably because I’ve been out of practice, and also because people know me for my music. It’s always a little dicey promoting a medium you’re not really known for, and I feel the same nerves I felt when I was young, playing people demos for the first time. That said - I’ve been drawing a fair amount in recent years, and finally decided to collect a lot of the images together for a music video. My long time collaborator and friend Rob Shaw pieced them together in a way that feels similar to the song - an uninterrupted stream of information. Please enjoy this song, video, and garment." - All love, A.R.

Tracklisting:
A-Side : Rogue Wave (Main)
B-Side : Rogue Wave (Instrumental)

MP3s must be downloaded on a computer.

Aesop Rock “Rogue Wave” 100% ring-spun cotton long sleeve custom dyed raincoat yellow shirt. Two-color front print. Designed by Coro.

Downloads must be done on a computer. 

"Recently I was approached by my old friend Travis Millard to make some original music for Freedom Finger - a crazy space-shooter video game he had been developing with Jim Dirschberger and Wide Right Interactive game studio. I was able to land 6 instrumentals that pop up at various points throughout the gameplay. 

As the game was being rolled out, the idea arose to have me do 3 more tracks - this time fully fleshed out songs with lyrics mostly inspired by Freedom Finger’s gameplay. These tracks would accompany some brand new levels that would be made available as downloadable content for the game. 

We have decided to release all of the music I have done for Freedom Finger as a 10” vinyl EP available through Rhymesayers Entertainment. This includes the 3 full length vocal tracks, as well as the shorter beats that loop throughout the game. Some of these tracks also feature additional instrumentation from my friends and frequent collaborators, Grimace Federation.

Furthermore, Jim has directed a video for the song Drums on the Wheel - featuring Freedom Finger gameplay, and some brand new visuals drawn by Travis and animated by Steven Gong. 

The game is an absolute blast, and I hope you enjoy this music. <3"- Love, A.R.

10” vinyl packaging includes molten orange colored cloud effect vinyl, 10” jacket and digital download card.

Tracklisting: 

01 : Play Dead
02 : KOWP
03 : Drums On The Wheel
04 : Play Dead (Instrumental) 
05 : KOWP (Instrumental) 
06 : Drums On The Wheel (Instrumental) 

Bonus Beats:

07 : Rat Skull 
08 : Snowmobile 
09 : Twice Fried 
10 : Frozen Caveman

CD package includes custom die cut 6-panel digi-pak with matte uv finish, inner pocket printing, 12-page booklet with full album lyrics & 8-panel insert with cut out wearable mask. 

Vinyl package includes die cut 12” gatefold jacket with matte uv finish, custom blue colored vinyl, 4-panel LP size insert containing full album lyrics, and perforated pop out wearable mask with elastic string and free digital download card. 

MP3 Downloads must be downloaded on a computer. 

MP3 Downloads must be downloaded on a computer.

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 2012'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. There'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 Philly's Grimace Federation) to conceptualizing the cover art by his friend Alex Pardee.

All orders will receive a digital download of the full album including bonus tracks “Syrup feat. Homeboy Sandman & Open Mike Eagle" & “Dorks [Blockhead Remix]"

CD Packaging Includes Custom Die Cut Slipcase with 24-Panel Double Sided Fold Out Poster, Illustrated CD Sleeve and Full Album Lyrics.

Vinyl Packaging includes 2xLP Green & Pink Neon Colored Vinyl, Custom Die Cut Jacket, 3"x4" Double Sided Fold Out Poster, Two Illustrated Record Sleeves, Full Album Lyrics & Free Digital Download Card.

Tracklisting:

1. Mystery Fish
2. Rings
3. Lotta Years feat. Hanni El Khatib
4. Dorks
5. Rabies feat. Rob Sonic
6. Supercell
7. Blood Sandwich
8. Get Out of the Car
9. Shrunk
10. Kirby
11. TUFF feat. Carnage The Executioner & Kimya Dawson
12. Lazy Eye feat. Chuck D
13. Defender feat. Onry Ozzborn
14. Water Tower
15. Molecules
16. *Syrup feat. Homeboy Sandman & Open Mike Eagle (Bonus Track)
17. *Dorks [Blockhead Remix] (Bonus Track)

Includes instant download of MP3 Version

Vinyl Packaging: Translucent red double vinyl. Full color printed gatefold jacket. Inserted 12"x24" double sided poster, 12"x12" double sided liner noted panel and download card.

Track Listing:

1. Leisureforce
2. ZZZ Top feat. Allyson Baker
3. Cycles To Gehenna
4. Zero Dark Thirty feat. Rob Sonic
5. Fryerstarter
6. Ruby '81
7. Crows 1 feat. Kimya Dawson
8. Crows 2 feat. Rob Sonic
9. Racing Stripes feat. Kimya Dawson
10. 1,000 O'Clock
11. Homemade Mummy feat. Rob Sonic
12. Grace feat. Hanni El Khatib
13. Saturn Missiles
14. Tetra
15. Gopher Guts
16. Dokken Rules (feat. Rob Sonic)*
17. BMX (feat. Blueprint & Rob Sonic)*
18. Zero Dark Thirty (Blockhead Remix)*

* These tracks are included with your digital download only

1. Protagonists
2. Felt Chewed Up
3. Get Cake
4. Bass For Your Truck
5. Like You
6. Permanent Standby
7. Kevin Spacey
8. Ghost Dance Deluxe
9. Revisiting The Styleetron
10. Whaleface
11. Glory Burning
12. Henrietta Longbottom
13. She Sonnet
14. Felt Good
15. Deathmurdermayhem
16. The Prize
17. G.I. Josephine
18. The Clap
19. We Have You Surrounded
20. Give It Up
21. Paul Reubens

• Slug Disc: Bass For Your Truck (Ant Remix)
• Murs Disc: G.I. Josephine (The Grouch Remix)
• Aesop Rock Disc: Protagonists (Full Clip Remix)

• 70% Cotton/30% Polyester
• Ring-spun cotton
• Fleece-lined hood
• Split stitch double needle sewing on all seams
• Twill neck tape
• 1x1 ribbing at cuffs and waistband
• Nickel eyelets

Sizing Chart

Designed by Alex Pardee

100% Ringspun Cotton

Sizing Chart

Designed by Alex Pardee