Aesop Rock and Blockhead bring Hanni El Khatib into a compact preview of the imagined getaway at the centre of Trouble Mountain.
Aesop Rock and Blockhead offer a different route into their forthcoming album with “Coyote Summer,” featuring Hanni El Khatib. Released on October 13, the song remains one of the available previews as Trouble Mountain approaches its November 13 arrival through Rhymesayers Entertainment.
The track puts the guest directly into the song’s central exchange rather than leaving him on its margins. Aesop and El Khatib trade lines on the hook, while Blockhead supplies the production for a recording that runs just under two and a half minutes.
In his Stereogum write-up, Tom Breihan highlighted the relaxed boom-bap backdrop and Aesop’s vividly detailed verses. Those descriptions locate the single within the rapper’s established partnership with Blockhead, while pointing to the lighter, vacation-minded setting surrounding this particular release.
Evan Gütt directs the accompanying video, which catches Aesop in moments of leisure while avoiding a straightforward full-face reveal. The approach connects with the song’s interest in escape and memory, themes Rhymesayers identifies as part of the wider album.
Trouble Mountain takes its name from a fictional resort shaped by the Poconos getaway advertisements its creators remember from childhood. That setting gives everyday anxieties a slightly surreal backdrop, expanding the world first introduced by the earlier single “Trouble Trouble.”
The 17-track album follows the duo’s 2021 joint release Garbology. “Coyote Summer” occupies the second slot on its tracklist, placing Aesop, Blockhead and El Khatib near the entrance to a record that also features Open Mike Eagle, Baby Dayliner, Cavalier and 4-IZE.
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