Astronautalis

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Astronautalis
Birth name	Andy Bothwell
Origin	Jacksonville, Florida
Genre(s)	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Years active	2003—present
Label(s)	Fighting Records modelcitizens
Website	modelcitizens.org

Astronautalis (born Andy Bothwell) is an American hip hop artist based out of Jacksonville, Florida^[1].

After gaining some renown in local circles in Jacksonville and competing at Scribble Jam, he self-released his debut album, You and Yer Good Ideas, in 2003. After signing with Fighting Records, it was re-released on July 12, 2005, followed by his second album, The Mighty Ocean and Nine Dark Theaters, in 2006. As of May 2008, a new album is in the works^[2].

He has toured across the country^[3], and is known to party with fans. He has a brother living in China (his "China!" EP was released to raise money for a plane ticket to visit him).

He has been described as "if Beck were a decade or so younger and had grown up more heavily immersed in hip-hop,"^[4] with his rapping style noted for "blending styles of indie rock, electro, and talkin’ blues"^[5] with hip-hop, although his second album showed a turn towards a style close to shoegazer rock^[6].

Contents 1 Discography 1.1 Albums 1.2 EPs 2 External links 2.1 Official Websites 2.2 Label Websites 2.3 Web Bios 3 Notes and references

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

• You and Yer Good Ideas Fighting Records, (2005)
• The Mighty Ocean and Nine Dark Theaters Fighting Records, (2006)
• Untitled third album, (2008)

[edit] EPs

• China!, (2006)
• Dang!, (2006)
• Split EP with Babel Fishh, (2006)
• The Young Capitalist's Starter Kit, (2008)

[edit] External links

[edit] Official Websites

• modelcitizens homepage
• Myspace page

[edit] Label Websites

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[edit] Web Bios

• Allmusic bio

[edit] Notes and references