Rhymesayers Entertainment

The Uncluded

Hokey Fright

• 1 Kryptonite
• 2 Delicate Cycle
• 3 TV on 10
• 4 Earthquake
• 5 Organs
• 6 Superheroes
• 7 Jambi Cafe
• 8 Batts
• 9 Scissorhands
• 10 Eyeball
• 11 Aquarium
• 12 Teleprompters
• 13 Alligator
• 14 WYHUOM
• 15 Boomerang
• 16 Tits Up

The Uncluded's debut album Hokey Fright was recorded over the course of a year using a variety of locations and devices, from voice memo recorders to fleshed out studios. Aesop and Kimya wrote, performed, and recorded the whole album, with the exception of the drums on "Delicate Cycle", which were played by James McNew of Yo La Tengo.

Having both experienced some loss in recent years, conversations about mortality served as a starting point for what would eventually become an album as much about finding therapy through writing/sharing as it is about being ok with admitting fear in the face of adversity. There is a sense of self-exploration and discovery that happens during the songs, as if the two are doing the problem-solving in front of you. While much of the album maintains a serious tone, Dawson and Rock's oddball humor plays an integral part in humanizing the obstacles that can initially seem too massive to process.

Kimya Dawson is a Grammy winning, platinum…