August 28th marks the release of None Shall Pass, the fourth album from Definitive Jux’s best-selling rapper, Aesop Rock.
Created over a two year period following his last release (Fast Cars, Danger, Fire and Knives EP), None Shall Pass documents not only a vast amount of personal change that Aesop experienced over this time, but deftly depicts scenes and stories relative to all ages of life. The majority of production duties have been handled by Aesop’s longtime partner Blockhead, while label mates El-P and Rob Sonic each make offerings. Aesop himself confidently produces a handful of his own tracks as well. Title track “None Shall Pass” is successfully penetrating into college hip hop and was the #1 most added in May. The video for the track will be available as a pre-release on August 7th.
Aesop Rock will be touring in support of None Shall Pass this fall with Rob Sonic, Blockhead (w/ DJ Signify), Cage, Black Moth Super Rainbow, and The Octopus Project on select dates. DJ Big Wiz will be on turntable duty for Aesop and Rob on all shows.
*Please see below for tour dates
Listen to Aesop Rock “None Shall Pass” from None Shall Pass (Def Jux)
What the press is saying:
“Aesop Rock introduced a raw, urgent, intelligent new sound designed to break the monotony of mainstream rap.” – ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
“Even among the hip-hop heavies who record for his local label, Def Jux, rapper Aesop Rock manages to stand out thanks to a vulnerable storytelling style that’s all too rare among the genre’s tough guys.” – NEW YORK MAGAZINE
“Aesop Rock is indie rap’s surrealist, a spewer and sneerer given to oblique code and artfully jumbled syntax. His voice is a bassy, agile instrument that rhymes ‘evil’ gracefully with ‘amoeba’.” -BLENDER
Aesop Rock – None Shall Pass
1. Keep Off The Lawn
2. None Shall Pass
3. Catacomb Kids
4. Bring Back Pluto
5. Fumes
6. Getaway Car (feat. Cage and Breeze Brewin)
7. 39 Thieves
8. The Harbor is Yours
9. Citronella
10. Gun For The Whole Family (feat. El-P)
11. Five Fingers
12. No City
13. Dark Heart News (feat. Rob Sonic)
14. Coffee (feat. John Darnielle)
Aesop Rock Tour Dates
07-28 Seattle, WA – Capitol Hill Block Party
09-06 Portland, OR – MusicFest NW
W/ Cage, Rob Sonic, Blockhead, DJ Big Wiz, DJ Signify:
09-08 Philadelphia, PA – Starlight Ballroom
09-09 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
09-10 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
09-11 Pittsburgh, PA – Rex Theatre
W/ the Octopus Project, Rob Sonic, Blockhead, DJ Big Wiz, DJ Signify:
09-13 Chicago, IL – Metro
09-14 Madison, WI – Barrymore
09-15 Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theatre
09-16 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
09-18 Detroit, MI – TBA
09-19 Cleveland Heights, OH – Grog Shop
09-21 Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
09-22 Providence, RI – Living Room
09-23 Boston, MA – Middle East
09-25 Northampton, MA – Iron Horse
09-26 Burlington, MA – Higher Ground