Rapper Aesop Rock is back with a new studio album Spirit World Field Guide, which is set for release on November 13 via Rhymesayers Entertainment. This upcoming album will feature a monster 21 tracks, including the newly released single “The Gates,” which is accompanied by a new music video directed by Rob Shaw, a frequent Aesop Rock collaborator.
“The Gates” opens up as an eerie suburban setting, with a slight horror feel as three youth explore a neon rabbit, before discovering a trippy field guide, as referenced by the album’s title. This book is animated with the same neon hue of the rabbit that the youth were chasing, and is filled with psychedelic visuals. The track itself highlights Aesop Rock’s strong lyrical ability and diverse vocabulary, across a wonky beat that has an eerie organ line and guitar inflections that accentuate the trippy sonics.
“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,” the rapper stated in a press release. “Godspeed and good luck.”
Aesop Rock spent much of last year teaming up with Tobacco, the electronic side project spearheaded by Black Moth Super Rainbow’s Thomas Fec, as Malibu Ken. The duo released music video for “Corn Maze” and “Tuesday” throughout 2019.
He has also been releasing music videos for his own singles during the past couple of years, dropping one for “Hot Dogs” in support of charity in 2017 and another for “Klutz” in 2018. His most recent project The Impossible Kid came out in 2016.
Spirit World Field Guide track list
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
Photo Credit: Brett Padelford
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