Labor Days | ||||
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Released | September 18, 2001 | |||
Genre | Alternative hip hop | |||
Length | 61:03 | |||
Label | Definitive Jux | |||
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Aesop Rock chronology | ||||
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Singles from Labor Days | ||||
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Labor Days is the third studio album by American hip hop artist Aesop Rock. [1] It was released by Definitive Jux on September 18, 2001. [2] It is a concept album about work. [3] The album's production was handled by Aesop Rock, Blockhead, and Omega One. [4]
"Labor" was featured on the soundtrack of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4.
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 92/100 [5] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [6] |
Entertainment Weekly | A [7] |
HipHopDX | 4.0/5 [8] |
Muzik | 4/5 [9] |
Pitchfork | 8.7/10 [10] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [11] |
Stylus Magazine | A− [12] |
Uncut | [13] |
The Village Voice | A− [14] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Labor Days received an average score of 92 based on 5 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [5]
In 2010, Rhapsody included it on its "10 Best Albums by White Rappers" list. [15] In 2015, Fact placed it at number 17 on its "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list. [16]
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Labor" | Aesop Rock | 2:32 |
2. | " Daylight" | Blockhead | 4:26 |
3. | "Save Yourself" | Blockhead | 4:59 |
4. | "Flashflood" | Blockhead | 3:54 |
5. | "No Regrets" | Blockhead | 4:31 |
6. | "One Brick" (with Illogic) | Aesop Rock | 4:32 |
7. | "The Tugboat Complex Pt. 3" | Blockhead | 3:46 |
8. | "Coma" | Omega One | 3:56 |
9. | "Battery" | Aesop Rock | 5:07 |
10. | "Boombox" | Aesop Rock | 5:05 |
11. | "Bent Life" (with C-Rayz Walz) | Blockhead | 4:49 |
12. | "The Yes and the Y'all" | Blockhead | 4:04 |
13. | "9-5ers Anthem" | Blockhead | 4:38 |
14. | "Shovel" | Blockhead | 4:45 |
Note: Track 5, "No Regrets", is sometimes stylized as "No rEgrets".
Credits adapted from liner notes.
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Labor Days | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 18, 2001 | |||
Genre | Alternative hip hop | |||
Length | 61:03 | |||
Label | Definitive Jux | |||
Producer |
| |||
Aesop Rock chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Labor Days | ||||
|
Labor Days is the third studio album by American hip hop artist Aesop Rock. [1] It was released by Definitive Jux on September 18, 2001. [2] It is a concept album about work. [3] The album's production was handled by Aesop Rock, Blockhead, and Omega One. [4]
"Labor" was featured on the soundtrack of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4.
Aggregate scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 92/100 [5] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [6] |
Entertainment Weekly | A [7] |
HipHopDX | 4.0/5 [8] |
Muzik | 4/5 [9] |
Pitchfork | 8.7/10 [10] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [11] |
Stylus Magazine | A− [12] |
Uncut | [13] |
The Village Voice | A− [14] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Labor Days received an average score of 92 based on 5 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [5]
In 2010, Rhapsody included it on its "10 Best Albums by White Rappers" list. [15] In 2015, Fact placed it at number 17 on its "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list. [16]
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Labor" | Aesop Rock | 2:32 |
2. | " Daylight" | Blockhead | 4:26 |
3. | "Save Yourself" | Blockhead | 4:59 |
4. | "Flashflood" | Blockhead | 3:54 |
5. | "No Regrets" | Blockhead | 4:31 |
6. | "One Brick" (with Illogic) | Aesop Rock | 4:32 |
7. | "The Tugboat Complex Pt. 3" | Blockhead | 3:46 |
8. | "Coma" | Omega One | 3:56 |
9. | "Battery" | Aesop Rock | 5:07 |
10. | "Boombox" | Aesop Rock | 5:05 |
11. | "Bent Life" (with C-Rayz Walz) | Blockhead | 4:49 |
12. | "The Yes and the Y'all" | Blockhead | 4:04 |
13. | "9-5ers Anthem" | Blockhead | 4:38 |
14. | "Shovel" | Blockhead | 4:45 |
Note: Track 5, "No Regrets", is sometimes stylized as "No rEgrets".
Credits adapted from liner notes.
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