Aesop Rock x Blockhead - Trouble Mountain [2 LP Black Vinyl]

Aesop Rock and Blockhead reunite on Trouble Mountain, a hip-hop album built around an imaginary resort. The idea grew from Poconos getaway commercials they remembered from childhood, turning the promise of escape into stories about pressure. Aesop Rock handles the verses while Blockhead produces the music, building on a partnership that predates their album Garbology. This 2LP vinyl record is pressed on black vinyl and issued by Rhymesayers Entertainment.

'Trouble Trouble' introduces the fictional resort through a skier's increasingly difficult adventure in its animated video. 'Coyote Summer,' featuring Hanni El Khatib, is another advance single, placing a guest collaborator beside Aesop Rock over Blockhead's production. The full 17-track sequence also includes 'TM Tours' with Baby Dayliner, 'One Thing' with Open Mike Eagle, and 'Eat and Grow' with Cavalier and 4-IZE. These collaborations appear alongside solo tracks including 'Swedish Death Cleaning' and 'Oatmeal'.

Aesop Rock's writing explores work, family, memory, survival, and the desire to leave familiar problems behind. The fictional Trouble Mountain setting draws on promises of reinvention in resort advertising, but the album's subjects remain rooted in ordinary life. Rhymesayers issues this edition on two 140g black LPs housed in a satin-finish gatefold jacket with white poly-lined inner sleeves.

• Format: 2LP
• Standout tracks: Trouble Trouble, Coyote Summer, Swedish Death Cleaning, One Thing
• Pressing details: 140g Black Vinyl, Satin-Finish Gatefold Jacket, White Poly-Lined Inner Sleeves
• Genre/style: Abstract Hip-Hop, Underground Hip-Hop, Experimental Hip-Hop
• UPC: 826257049711

After their collaboration Garbology, Aesop Rock and Blockhead revisit themes of alienation and escape on Trouble Mountain. Its imaginary holiday destination connects childhood memories of resort advertising to observations about adult responsibilities and family.

* Track 18 is not available to stream. The Spotify track list may not exactly represent the tracks and audio of this LP edition.

Track List:

Side A:

1. Swedish Death Cleaning
2. Coyote Summer (Feat. Hanni El Khatib)
3. Church Key
4. Easter
5. Hound Selector

Side B:

1. TM Tours (Feat. Baby Dayliner)
2. Trouble Trouble
3. Mom One
4. One Thing (Feat. Open Mike Eagle)

Side C:

1. Ants
2. Oatmeal
3. No Interviews
4. The Bag

Side D:

1. Eat And Grow (Feat. Cavalier & 4-IZE)
2. Ewok
3. High And Outside
4. Buffering