[Listen] Blockhead - "Never Forget Your Token"

Although he may not be featured as a producer on Aesop Rock's upcoming album Skelethon, long time Aesop Rock producer Blockhead is back with a new LP of his own titled Interludes After Midnight. The follow up from 2010's instrumental album, The Music Scene is set to be released on April 30th in Europe and May 1st in the US via Ninja Tune Records. Check out the album's tracklist below as well as the lead cut "Never Forget Your Token" from the upcoming album, which provides that wonderful downtempo sound that Blockhead is well known and loved for.

You can also head over to Blockhead's blog to hear more music from the upcoming album. Pre-order your copy of the album digitally (iTunes, Amazon) or pre-order the vinyl and bonus 7” here.

01 – Never Forget Your Token
02 – Creeps Crouchin’
03 – Panic In Funkytown
04 – Hungover Like Whoa
05 – Meet You At Tower Records
06 – Escape The Meadow
07 – Smoke Signals
08 – Tools Of The Industry
09 – Midnight Blue
10 – Snapping Point
11 – Beyond Reach Feat. Baby Dayliner
12 – The Robin Byrd Era

Aesop Rock Announces LP #6 'Skelethon" To Release This July On Rhymesayers

Acerizzle aka Aesop Rock (not to be confused with A$AP Rocky) announced today that his 6th solo album Skelethon will be released on July 10th via indie hip hop giant, Rhymesayers. Skelethon marks the first solo LP in five years since Aesop's last album None Shall Pass was released in 07. The album features guest spots from Ace's Hail Mary Mallon Co-horts Rob Sonic & DJ Big Wiz, as well as wifey Allyson Baker of Dirty Ghosts, Hanni El Khatib, Grimace Federation, Nicky Fleming-Yaryan and his Uncluded partner in crime Kimya Dawson. The new album is 100% produced by Aesop Rock which is awesome as Aesop is coming into his own as a producer, but at the same time sad as we won't hear Aesop spit over any El-P or Blockhead beats this time around. Check out the album's full tracklist below.

1. Leisureforce
2. ZZZ Top
3. Cycles To Gehenna
4. Zero Dark Thirty
5. Fryerstarter
6. Ruby '81
7. Crows 1
8. Crows 2
9. Racing Stripes
10. 1,000 O'Clock
11. Homemade Mummy
12. Grace
13. Saturn Missiles
14. Tetra
15. Gopher Guts

It may be a minute before we get our first taste of Skelethon but this April we will get our first taste of Aesop's upcoming collaboration with singer/songwriter Kimya Dawson, The Uncluded, with Rhymesayers upcoming Record Store Day 2012 Picture Disc. The split 10"vinyl will feature brand new, exclusive and unreleased tracks from Atmosphere called "Someday Soon" and The Uncluded (Aesop Rock x Kimya Dawson) titled "Bats". This release RSD release is a limited run with only 2000 copies, so make sure you get your hands on one. Check out more music from Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson from last year's Daytrotter Session.

[News] Dirty Ghosts Set To Release Debut Album 'Metal Moon', Co-Produced By Aesop Rock

Our good friends Dirty Ghosts, who helped us rock our SXSW party earlier this year, are gearing up to release their long awaited debut LP Metal Moon next year on Last Gang Records. For those that don't know much about the group, the studio band consist of frontwoman Allyson Baker, Carson Binks (both formerly of the SF rock band Parchman Farm) and her hubby, indie rapper Aesop Rock who has co-produced the upcoming LP. The 10 cut album is set to be released on Feb 21st and features the previously release single "Shout It In" (also peep the Aesop Rock Remix) as well as 2 other previously surfaced songs "Battle Slang" "and Steamboat to Concord". All 3 tracks have been re-recorded for the record but you can check out the older versions of each of them below and peep the album's full tracklisting after the jump.

Allyson and her live band (consisting of Allyson Baker, Erin McDermott, Nick Andre, Jason Slota, Lumpy Stapley) will be playing a couple of local shows in California leading up to the album's release as well the 20th annual Noise Pop Festival out in San Francisco. Make sure you check them out if you are in the area and stay in tuned to the group's website and Facebook page for more upcoming dates.

Metal Moon Tracklisting:

1. Ropes That Way

2. Shout It In

3. Surround The Controls

4. Battle Slang

5. No Video

6. Katana Rock

7. 19 in '71

8. Steamboat to Concord

9. Pretty Face

10. Beast Size

[Listen] Evidence - "Late For The Sky" Feat. Slug & Aesop Rock

Over the weekend, Dilated Peoples Producer/Emcee Evidence stopped by RSE (Rhymesayers Entertainment) Radio and discussed his upcoming album Cats and Dogs, co-producing Kanye's College Dropout and more. Ev also debuted a new tune from the upcoming album titled "Late For The Sky" featuring SKoA favorites Atmosphere's Slug and Aesop Rock. Peep the new track in the player below and check out the full interview here. Also, if you haven't heard Ev's latest DJ Premier produced single "You", peep it here.

Cats and Dogs drops Sept. 27th on Rhymesayers. Pick it up.

[News] Kimya Dawson & Friends Set To Release New LP 'Thunder Thighs' This October

SKoA's favorite sweetheart Kimya Dawson (of The Moldy Peaches, “Juno” Soundtrack fame) is set to release her long awaited upcoming LP Thunder Thighs on October 25th via Burnside Distribution. The highly anticipated album features appearances by Aesop Rock, who is also set to release a collaborative album with Dawson later this year, John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats, Nikolai Fraiture of the Strokes, Forever Young Senior Citizen Rock and Roll Choir, Olympia Free Choir, and more! 

Take a look at the awesome cover art by Alex Pardee above, then check out two of tracks from the upcoming album  "Miami Advice" and "Walk Like Thunder" both featuring Aesop Rock below and after the jump, check out Kimya performing the lead track "All I Could Do" for her chickens (courtesy of 900Bats) and the tracklist for the new album as well.

Kimya Dawson - "Miami Advice" Feat. Aesop Rock and the Olympia Free Choir by Some Kind of Awesome

Walk Like Thunder by kimyadawson

Tracklist:

1. All I Could Do
2. The Mare and the Bear
3. Year 10
4. Miami Advice
5. Solid and Strong
6. Zero or a Zillion
7. Same Shit/Complicated
8. I Like My Bike
9. Driving Driving Driving
10. You’re In
11. The Library
12. Walk Like Thunder
13. Captain Lou
14. Reflections
15. Unrefined
16. Utopian Futures

[Watch] Hail Mary Mallon - "Breakdance Beach" (Video) x Upcoming Tour Dates w/ Kimya Dawson

Another day, another fresh video from the hip hop trio that is Hail Mary Mallon (Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic and DJ Big Wiz). Check out the video for HMM's B-Boy friendly single "Breakdance Beach"directed by Alex Tarrant and Justin Metros from their debut album Are You Gonna Eat That? now available on Rhymesayers.  The song's title pretty much explains the concept of the video which includes break-dancers doing their thing on well....a beach. Check out the video from the crew above which features a cute cameo at the end from Kimya Dawson's kid Panda.

Speaking of Kimya Dawson, her and Aesop have announced new shows for their upcoming "A Night With Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson" tour which will also include the rest of the Mallon crew. The upcoming shows will preview new material from Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson's forthcoming solo albums as well as Aesop Rock and Kimya's forthcoming collaboration album which will be dropping this fall. Check out the tour dates after the jump.

A NIGHT WITH AESOP ROCK AND KIMYA DAWSON TOUR DATES 

August 19^th                       The Abbey Theatre                         Durango, CO

August 20^th                        Aggie Theatre                                Ft. Collins, CO

August 21^st                        The Summit Music Hall                    Denver, CO

August 23^rd                        Fox Theatre                                    Boulder, CO

August 24^th                        Urban Lounge                                Salt Lake City, UT

August 26^th                        Q Roadhouse                                 Wilson, WY

August 27^th                        The Emerson Theatre                     Bozeman, MT

August 28^th                        The Knitting Factory                       Spokane, WA

[Download] Hail Mary Mallon - "Meter Feeder" (Blockhead Remix)

 Aesop Rock producer/Ninja Tune artist drops some Robin Hood Hip Hop with his remix of Hail Mary Mallon's "Meter Feeder" from their debut Are You Gonna Eat That? Grab a free download of the remix below.

Hail Mary Mallon - Meter Feeder (Blockhead Remix) by rhymesayers

[Download] Aesop Rock - "Party Time Mix 3.0" (Instrumental) (From Dewana’s Bridal Score)

Back when Aesop Rock's released his last solo album None Shall Pass in 2009, he announced on his MySpace blog that he was currently on board to work on the score for the upcoming short film by Ace Norton called "Dewana's Bridal" starring  Jamie King, Selma Blair and Kick Gurry. We got our first taste of the score with the stripclub anthem "Take A Titty Out" last year. Now, Aesop drops another joint from the upcoming film on his site 900Bats titled "Party Time Mix 3.0".

As Aesop explains, "This is an instrumental bit used during a scene where a provocative woman appears. She later gets *spoilers* TOTALLY KILLED." Awesome. we hope to hear more from this upcoming film score soon but for those who miss Aesop on the rhymes, if you haven't already, pick up Rob Sonic, DJ Big Wiz and Aesop Rock's recent group album Are You Gonna To Eat That? by Hail Mary Mallon. Aesop is also set to appear on Kimya Dawson's upcoming album Thunder Thighs this fall, as well as release a collabortive album with Dawson in the Fall and hopefully, drop a new solo album by year's end. We'll keep you posted. But for now enjoy this new tune from Mr. Rock.