Aesop Rock has announced his first solo album in over four years. It’s called Spirit World Field Guide and it arrives November 13 via Rhymesayers Entertainment. Aes has also shared a new song titled ‘The Gates’ alongside an accompanying music video directed by Rob Shaw and featuring illustrations by Justin “Coro” Kaufman. Check it out below, and scroll down for the 21-track LP’s cover artwork and tracklist.
“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,” Aesop Rock said in a statement. “Godspeed and good luck.”
According to a press release, Spirit World Field Guide is a concept album that follows Aesop through a parallel universe “rife with hallucinatory images of killer eels, magic spells, and people on the run, peppered among anecdotes, recipes, survival tips, warnings, maps, drawings, and more.”
Aesop Rock’s most recent solo album, The Impossible Kid, came out in 2016. The following year, he composed the score for the movie Bushwick. Last year, he joined forces with Black Moth Super Rainbow’s Tobacco for the collaborative LP Malibu Ken.
Spirit World Field Guide Cover Artwork:
Spirit World Field Guide Tracklist:
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
