To call Astronautalis a hip-hop artist would be like calling a rainbow red. In reality, the Minneapolis-based rapper struts across genres with reckless abandon, borrowing bits from big-band jazz, orchestral pop, Southern-inspired blues, and even punk rock. He’s been impressing us for over a decade now, and every time he releases a new record we have to wonder, “How on earth can he top the last one?” All of this is to say that Astronautalis' new record does, in fact, stand at or near the top of his body of work. On tracks like opener “Kurt Cobain”, lead single “Running Away From God”, and straight-up banger “Attila Ambrus”, the rapper showcases his relentless lyrical delivery against a brassy backdrop that would sound more at home in New Orleans than Minneapolis.
1 Kurt Cobain
2 1515 Washington
3 Running Away From God
4 Kudzu
5 Guard The Flame
6 In The Tall Grass
7 Attila Ambrus
8 Forest Fire
9 Cut The Body Loose
10 SIKE!
11 Boiled Peanuts
