Skelethon

Skelethon
Studio album by Aesop Rock
Released July 10, 2012
Recorded 2011-2012
Genre Hip hop
Length 55:10
Label Rhymesayers Entertainment
Producer Aesop Rock (also exec.), Joey Raia,[1] Michael Nazario[2] (mixing)
Aesop Rock chronology

None Shall Pass
(2007)		 Skelethon
(2012)

Skelethon is the sixth studio album by America hip hop artist Aesop Rock,[3] released on July 10, 2012 through Rhymesayers Entertainment.

"Zero Dark Thirty" was released as the first single on April 11, with a corresponding video released on May 2. "ZZZ Top" was released as the second single on June 29 with a video released on the same day. The music video features the martial arts master Patti Li.[4]

A series of short videos featuring Aesop Rock taking his dead cat named Whiskers for a walk through San Francisco and fending off the Grim Reaper have been released. At the end of each video, samples of songs from the album are heard. Additionally, a series of promotional interviews have been released, featuring Aesop Rock playing with a cat in a field and talking about different tracks on the album. The album's cover was made by the Spanish artist Aryz and the skeletal cat choreography was done by Tyree Johnson .

The album peaked at #3 at Amazon's Pop Rap album charts on July 10, 2012.[5]

The album debuted at number 21 on the Billboard 200 with 14,000 copies sold in its first week.[6][7]

It has sold over 20,000 copies as of July 29, 2012.[8]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [9]
Consequence of Sound [10]
LATimes [11]
Pitchfork Media (8.2/10)[12]

Track listing[13]

No. Title Length
1. "Leisureforce" (featuring Allyson Baker, Hanni El Khatib) 4:43
2. "ZZZ Top" (featuring Allyson Baker) 4:15
3. "Cycles to Gehenna"   4:00
4. "Zero Dark Thirty" (featuring Rob Sonic) 3:21
5. "Fryerstarter"   3:28
6. "Ruby '81"   2:33
7. "Crows 1" (featuring Kimya Dawson) 4:19
8. "Crows 2" (featuring Rob Sonic) 2:30
9. "Racing Stripes" (featuring Kimya Dawson) 3:23
10. "1,000 O'Clock"   3:58
11. "Homemade Mummy" (featuring Rob Sonic) 2:46
12. "Grace" (featuring Hanni El Khatib) 3:38
13. "Saturn Missiles"   3:37
14. "Tetra"   4:41
15. "Gopher Guts"   3:58
Total length:
 55:10

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References

  1. ↑ http://joeyraia.com/site/aesop-rock-skelethon/
  2. ↑ http://mikenaz.com/site/Discography.html
  3. ↑ Aesop Rock Preps New LP, Skelethon - Pitchfork
  4. ↑ ZZZ Top on MTV Hive
  5. ↑ Amazon.com Top Pop Rap Albums - 7/10/2012
  6. ↑ http://www.sohh.com/2012/07/frank_ocean_channels_above_the_competiti.html
  7. ↑ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.20457/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-7-15-2012
  8. ↑ http://keepittrill.com/online/2012/08/hip-hop-album-sales-numbers-july-29-2012-8ball-debut/
  9. ↑ Review: Skelethon. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2012-07-10.
  10. ↑ review
  11. ↑ Skelethon album review. LA Times. Retrieved on 2012-07-11.
  12. ↑ Review: Skeleton Aesop Rock album. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on 2012-07-10.
  13. ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Skelethon-Explicit/dp/B008EVD3CE/ref=sr_1_cc_2?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1341060997&sr=1-2-catcorr
  14. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Skelethon-Version-Explicit-digital-booklet/dp/B008EPIBZ4/ref=sr_shvl_album_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1341644241&sr=301-2
  15. ↑ "Aesop Rock Reveals 'Skelethon' Details". prefix.