- Labor Days
Infobox Album
Name = Labor Days
Type =Studio album
Longtype =
Artist =Aesop Rock
Released =September 18 ,2001
Recorded =
Genre =Alternative hip-hop
Length = 61:03
Label =Definitive Jux
DJX013
Producer =Aesop Rock
Omega One
Blockhead
Reviews = *Allmusic rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:sb6atr2rkl5x~T1 link]
*Robert Christgau (A-) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Aesop+Rock link]
*HipHopDX.com rating|4|5 [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/reviews/id.120/title.aesop-rock-labor-days link]
*Pitchfork Media (8.7/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/14829/Aesop_Rock_Labor_Days link]
*PopMatters (favorable) [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/a/aesoprock-labor.shtml link]
*RapReviews.com rating|8|10 [http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2002_01_labordays.html link]
*Stylus Magazine (A-) [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/aesop-rock/labor-days.htm link]
Last album = "Float"
(2000)
This album = "Labor Days"
(2001)
Next album = "Daylight"
(2002)"Labor Days" is American hip hop artist
Aesop Rock 's third album, his second major release, and his first on theDefinitive Jux record label . It was released onSeptember 18 ,2001 to considerable critical acclaim. It is a concept album, painting a portrait of the day-to-day lives of the working class. It features production work from longtime Aesop Rock collaborator Blockhead, including his trademark style of lush orchestral samples.The song "Labor" was featured in
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4 .Track listing
# "Labor" – 2:32
# "Daylight" – 4:26
# "Save Yourself" – 4:59
# "Flashflood" – 3:54
# "No Regrets" – 4:31
# "One Brick" (featuring Illogic) – 4:32
# "The Tugboat Complex Pt. 3" – 3:46
# "Coma" – 3:56
# "Battery" – 5:07
# "Boombox" – 5:05
# "Bent Life" (featuringC-Rayz Walz ) – 4:49
# "The Yes and the Y'all" – 4:04
# "9-5er's Anthem" – 4:38
# "Shovel" – 4:45ingles
* "Coma"
** Release date: July 24, 2001
* "Boombox"
** Release date: August 21, 2001
* "Daylight"
** Release date: 2001Credits
* Executive producer:
Aesop Rock
* Engineering: Aesop Rock
* Mastering: Emily Lazar
* Art direction: Dan Ezra Lang
* Design: Dan Ezra LangExternal links
* [http://www.definitivejux.net/ Definitive Jux Website]
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