Black Hole Superette (CD)

Preorders ship late May

Street Date: May 30th

Black Hole Superette, the latest album from Aesop Rock, delves into the invisible forces that shape our lives and psyches. It’s about the small, often overlooked moments—the everyday experiences that blur the lines between the real and the unreal, waking and sleeping. Aesop Rock’s signature gift for transforming the mundane into something dreamlike gives the album a surreal quality, leaving listeners questioning what’s truly real as they navigate its vivid, half-remembered imagery.

Entirely self-produced, Black Hole Superette is one of Aesop Rock’s most technically accomplished works to date. The album’s intricate beats and complex structures provide the perfect backdrop for his expansive lyricism, balancing cerebral exploration with emotional depth. From the reflective 'Movie Night' and the eccentric 'Send Help' to the wistful 'Black Plums,' Aes channels the spirit of a mad scientist, experimenting with sound and concept in ways that defy the ordinary.

With a stellar lineup of collaborators that includes Lupe Fiasco, Armand Hammer, Hanni El Khatib, Open Mike Eagle, and Homeboy Sandman, Black Hole Superette is dense and kinetic, an album that deftly navigates between complexity and instinct. It’s clear this project stands as one of Aesop Rock’s most multifaceted and ambitious works yet.

Tracklist:

1 Secret Knock
2 Checkers
3 Movie Night
4 EWR - Terminal A, Gate 20
5 1010WINS (feat. Armand Hammer)
6 So Be It (feat. Open Mike Eagle)
7 Send Help
8 John Something
9 Ice Sold Here
10 Costco
11 Bird School
12 Snail Zero
13 Charlie Horse (feat. Lupe Fiasco & Homeboy Sandman)
14 Steel Wool
15 Black Plums
16 The Red Phone
17 Himalayan Yak Chew
18 Unbelievable Shenanigans (feat. Hanni El Khatib)