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| rev2 = ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]''
| rev2 = ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]''
| rev2score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/aesop-rock-the-impossible-kid|title=Aesop Rock - The Impossible Kid|work=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|first=Josh|last=Gray|date=May 3, 2016|access-date=May 3, 2016}}</ref>
| rev2score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/aesop-rock-the-impossible-kid|title=Aesop Rock - The Impossible Kid|work=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|first=Josh|last=Gray|date=May 3, 2016|access-date=May 3, 2016}}</ref>
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| rev3score = B+<ref>{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/05/album-review-aesop-rock-the-impossible-kid/|title=Aesop Rock – The Impossible Kid|work=[[Consequence of Sound]]|first=Dean Van|last=Nguyen|date=May 2, 2016|access-date=May 3, 2016}}</ref>
| rev3score = B+<ref>{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/05/album-review-aesop-rock-the-impossible-kid/|title=Aesop Rock – The Impossible Kid|work=[[Consequence of Sound]]|first=Dean Van|last=Nguyen|date=May 2, 2016|access-date=May 3, 2016}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Exclaim!]]''
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| rev4score = 8/10<ref name=exclaim>{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/aesop_rock-the_impossible_kid|title=Aesop Rock - The Impossible Kid|work=[[Exclaim!]]|first=Kyle|last=Mullin|date=April 27, 2016|access-date=April 29, 2016}}</ref>
| rev4score = 8/10<ref name=exclaim>{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/aesop_rock-the_impossible_kid|title=Aesop Rock - The Impossible Kid|work=[[Exclaim!]]|first=Kyle|last=Mullin|date=April 27, 2016|access-date=April 29, 2016}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Pitchfork Media]]''
| rev5 = ''[[Pitchfork Media]]''
| rev5score = 8.2/10<ref>http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21687-the-impossible-kid/</ref>
| rev5score = 8.2/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21687-the-impossible-kid/|title=Aesop Rock: The Impossible Kid|work=[[Pitchfork Media]]|first=Sheldon|last=Pearce|date=May 4, 2016|access-date=May 6, 2016}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
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| rev7 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev7score = 5/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2016/05/review-aesop-rock-the-impossible-kid/|title=Review: Aesop Rock Won’t Shut the Hell Up on ‘The Impossible Kid’|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|first=Safy-Hallan|last=Farah|date=May 4, 2016|access-date=May 6, 2016}}</ref>
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'''''The Impossible Kid''''' is the seventh studio album by American hip hop artist [[Aesop Rock]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://noisey.vice.com/blog/aesop-rock-the-impossible-kid-interview-stream|title=Aesop Rock Premieres 'The Impossible Kid' and Explains How It's a Re-Creation of 'The Shining'|work=[[Noisey]]|first=Jonathan|last=Dick|date=April 25, 2016|access-date=April 29, 2016}}</ref> It was released on April 29, 2016 through [[Rhymesayers Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2016/02/17/aesop-rock-impossible-kid-rings/|title=Aesop Rock announces new album The Impossible Kid, shares surreal ‘Rings’ video|work=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]|first=Morgan|last=Lee|date=February 17, 2016|access-date=April 29, 2016}}</ref> The production is handled by Aesop Rock himself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.37536/title.aesop-rock-announces-the-impossible-kid-album|title=Aesop Rock “The Impossible Kid” Album Stream, Tracklist & Video Featuring Recreation Of “The Shining”|work=[[HipHopDX]]|first=Victoria|last=Hernandez|date=April 26, 2016|access-date=April 29, 2016}}</ref> The cover art is created by [[Alex Pardee]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypages.com/music/aesop-rock-announces-new-solo-album-on-rhymesayers-8054087|title=Aesop Rock announces new solo album on Rhymesayers|work=[[City Pages]]|first=Jerard|last=Fagerberg|date=February 18, 2016|access-date=April 29, 2016}}</ref>
'''''The Impossible Kid''''' is the seventh studio album by American hip hop artist [[Aesop Rock]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://noisey.vice.com/blog/aesop-rock-the-impossible-kid-interview-stream|title=Aesop Rock Premieres 'The Impossible Kid' and Explains How It's a Re-Creation of 'The Shining'|work=[[Noisey]]|first=Jonathan|last=Dick|date=April 25, 2016|access-date=April 29, 2016}}</ref> It was released on April 29, 2016 through [[Rhymesayers Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2016/02/17/aesop-rock-impossible-kid-rings/|title=Aesop Rock announces new album The Impossible Kid, shares surreal ‘Rings’ video|work=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]|first=Morgan|last=Lee|date=February 17, 2016|access-date=April 29, 2016}}</ref> The production is handled by Aesop Rock himself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.37536/title.aesop-rock-announces-the-impossible-kid-album|title=Aesop Rock “The Impossible Kid” Album Stream, Tracklist & Video Featuring Recreation Of “The Shining”|work=[[HipHopDX]]|first=Victoria|last=Hernandez|date=April 26, 2016|access-date=April 29, 2016}}</ref> The cover art is created by [[Alex Pardee]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypages.com/music/aesop-rock-announces-new-solo-album-on-rhymesayers-8054087|title=Aesop Rock announces new solo album on Rhymesayers|work=[[City Pages]]|first=Jerard|last=Fagerberg|date=February 18, 2016|access-date=April 29, 2016}}</ref>

Revision as of 21:25, 6 May 2016

Untitled
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. ClubB+[2]
Clash8/10[3]
Consequence of SoundB+[4]
Exclaim!8/10[5]
Pitchfork Media8.2/10[6]
PopMatters[7]
Spin5/10[8]

The Impossible Kid is the seventh studio album by American hip hop artist Aesop Rock.[9] It was released on April 29, 2016 through Rhymesayers Entertainment.[10] The production is handled by Aesop Rock himself.[11] The cover art is created by Alex Pardee.[12]

Music videos were created for "Rings",[13] "Blood Sandwich",[14] and "Lazy Eye".[15] Rob Shaw directed a 48-minute video for the entire album, which is a shot-for-shot remake of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, using small figurines.[16]

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, The Impossible Kid received an average score of 83% based on 7 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[1]

Kyle Mullin of Exclaim! gave the album an 8 out of 10 and said: "For years, Aesop Rock has been beloved for his ambitious, loquacious lyricism, but on The Impossible Kid, he's reached new artistic heights by using that elaborate wordplay to offer us a simple yet powerful glimpse at his scarred psyche."[5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Mystery Fish"3:09
2."Rings"3:47
3."Lotta Years"1:59
4."Dorks"3:33
5."Rabies"3:06
6."Supercell"3:51
7."Blood Sandwich"4:25
8."Get Out of the Car"1:53
9."Shrunk"3:09
10."Kirby"2:47
11."TUFF"3:51
12."Lazy Eye"2:45
13."Defender"3:11
14."Water Tower"3:51
15."Molecules"3:23

References

  1. ^ a b "The Impossible Kid by Aesop Rock". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  2. ^ Anselmi, J.J. (April 29, 2016). "Aesop Rock blends the personal and abstract on The Impossible Kid". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  3. ^ Gray, Josh (May 3, 2016). "Aesop Rock - The Impossible Kid". Clash. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  4. ^ Nguyen, Dean Van (May 2, 2016). "Aesop Rock – The Impossible Kid". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  5. ^ a b Mullin, Kyle (April 27, 2016). "Aesop Rock - The Impossible Kid". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  6. ^ Pearce, Sheldon (May 4, 2016). "Aesop Rock: The Impossible Kid". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  7. ^ Fiander, Matthew (May 3, 2016). "Aesop Rock: The Impossible Kid". PopMatters. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  8. ^ Farah, Safy-Hallan (May 4, 2016). "Review: Aesop Rock Won't Shut the Hell Up on 'The Impossible Kid'". Spin. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  9. ^ Dick, Jonathan (April 25, 2016). "Aesop Rock Premieres 'The Impossible Kid' and Explains How It's a Re-Creation of 'The Shining'". Noisey. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  10. ^ Lee, Morgan (February 17, 2016). "Aesop Rock announces new album The Impossible Kid, shares surreal 'Rings' video". Fact. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  11. ^ Hernandez, Victoria (April 26, 2016). "Aesop Rock "The Impossible Kid" Album Stream, Tracklist & Video Featuring Recreation Of "The Shining"". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  12. ^ Fagerberg, Jerard (February 18, 2016). "Aesop Rock announces new solo album on Rhymesayers". City Pages. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  13. ^ Walsh, Peter (February 18, 2016). "Aesop Rock Announces 'The Impossible Kid' Album, Drops Video for "Rings"". XXL. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  14. ^ Robinson, Collin (March 31, 2016). "Aesop Rock – "Blood Sandwich" Video". Stereogum. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  15. ^ Geslani, Michelle (April 20, 2016). "Aesop Rock shares new song/video for "Lazy Eye" — watch". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  16. ^ Nordine, Michael (April 25, 2016). "'The Shining' Remake: Aesop Rock Releases Miniature 48-Minute Adaptation for 'The Impossible Kid'". Indiewire. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
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