Hokey Fright

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Hokey Fright
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 7, 2013 (2013-05-07)
Recorded2012–13
Genre Folk rock, hip hop [1]
Length55:21
Label Rhymesayers

Hokey Fright is the only studio album by The Uncluded, a collaboration between rapper Aesop Rock and anti-folk singer-songwriter Kimya Dawson. It was released on May 7, 2013 on the Rhymesayers Entertainment label. Every part of every song on the album is performed by either Aesop or Dawson, with the exception of the drums on "Delicate Cycle", which were played by James McNew of Yo La Tengo. [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 79/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Consequence of Sound C+ [1]
Exclaim! 6/10 [5]
MSN Music (Expert Witness)A [6]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]

According to Metacritic, Hokey Fright has a score of 79 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews" from critics. [3] Robert Christgau named it the second best album of 2013 in his year-end list for The Barnes & Noble Review and the twelfth best album of the 2010s. [8] [9] It was listed by Rolling Stone as one of the "27 Best Albums You Didn't Hear in 2013". [10]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Kryptonite"1:18
2."Delicate Cycle"4:15
3."TV on 10"3:23
4."Earthquake"2:05
5."Organs"3:14
6."Superheroes"0:38
7."Jambi Cafe"3:13
8."Bats"6:46
9."Scissorhands"2:41
10."Eyeball Soup"2:32
11."Aquarium"3:50
12."Teleprompters"5:00
13."Alligator"3:27
14."WYHUOM"3:17
15."Boomerang"4:32
16."Tits Up"5:17

Charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [11] 93
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [12] 19
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [13] 17
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) [14] 8

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