As previously reported, Aesop Rock will be dropping a new LP, None Shall Pass, by the end of summer. At first, I was kind of indifferent to the news. Despite being one of my most listened to MCs, I felt some of his later releases (most notably Bazooka Tooth) kind of went off-course and so, when I heard about the new album… I had mixed feelings.
Then I heard the title track off the album & my anticipation levels went through the roof.
It embodied everything I loved previously about Aesop - quality rhymes at the front of the mix, placed over an unconventional funky jazz beat… the track is bangin’ & probably is one of my favourite songs of the year so far.
Well! Def Jux has just given me another opportunity to practically die in anticipation waiting for this record. First up, the cover art has been released, and it is badass like Aesop covers should be. I dig it.
Second (and more importantly), they have just sent out the vinyl single for feature None Shall Pass track, ‘Coffee’ which features The Mountain Goat’s John Darnielle.
This vinyl single boasts a full 6 tracks - three versions of ‘Coffee’ (dirty/clean/instrumental), two versions of album track ‘Citronella’ (which was produced by Aesop himself) & an exclusive song, ‘The Next Big Thing’. All of which are crazy awesome. It is a beautiful thing.
coffee really is the next best thing:
Aesop Rock - Coffee (featuring John Darnielle).
Aesop Rock - The Next Best Thing.
(None Shall Pass is scheduled to drop on August 28th from Definitive Jux Records. You can preorder it (getting a signed copy, alongside a poster) from their store. Read more over at Aesop’s myspace and his unfinished official site.)
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