Aesop Rock has announced his first solo LP in over four years. Spirit World Field Guide is out November 13 via Rhymesayers Entertainment. Ahead of the new album, Aes has shared the Rob Shaw–directed video for lead single “The Gates.” The visual features illustrations by Justin “Coro” Kaufman, as well as live action footage. Check out the clip below and scroll down for Spirit World Field Guide’s cover art 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 of the 21-track Spirit World Field Guide. “Godspeed and good luck.”
According to a press release, the LP acts as a concept album illustrating a parallel world and its “terrain, wildlife, and social customs.” This alternate world is “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 last solo album was 2016’s The Impossible Kid. The following year, he released a score for the film Bushwick. In 2019, Aesop teamed up with producer Tobacco for their joint LP Malibu Ken. More recently, the rapper created the soundtrack of a new video game called Freedom Finger.
Revisit the interview “Aesop Rock Thinks Social Media Is Kind of Terrifying” over on the Pitch.
Spirit World Field Guide:
01 Hello From the Spirit World
02 The Gates
03 Button Masher
04 Dog at the Door
05 Gauze
06 Pizza Alley
07 Crystal Sword
08 Boot Soup
09 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
