Hokey Fright

Hokey Fright
Studio album by The Uncluded
Released	May 7, 2013
Recorded	2012-13
Genre	Folk rock, hip hop[1]
Length	55:21
Label	Rhymesayers Entertainment

Hokey Fright is the only studio album by The Uncluded, a collaboration between rapper Aesop Rock (real name Ian Matthias Bavitz) and anti-folk singer-songwriter Kimya Dawson. It was released on May 7, 2013 on the Rhymesayers Entertainment label. Every part of every song on the album is performed by either Bavitz or Dawson, with the exception of the drums on "Delicate Cycle", which were played by James McNew of Yo La Tengo.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(79%)[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
PopMatters	[5]
Robert Christgau	(A)[6]
Consequence of Sound	(C+)[1]
Exclaim!	(6/10)[7]

According to Metacritic, Hokey Fright has a score of 79 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews" from critics.^[3] Robert Christgau named it the second best album of 2013 in his year-end list for The Barnes & Noble Review.^[8] It was listed by Rolling Stone as one of the "27 Best Albums You Didn't Hear in 2013".^[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kryptonite"	1:18
2.	"Delicate Cycle"	4:15
3.	"TV on 10"	3:23
4.	"Earthquake"	2:05
5.	"Organs"	3:14
6.	"Superheroes"	0:38
7.	"Jambi Cafe"	3:13
8.	"Bats"	6:46
9.	"Scissorhands"	2:41
10.	"Eyeball Soup"	2:32
11.	"Aquarium"	3:50
12.	"Teleprompters"	5:00
13.	"Alligator"	3:27
14.	"WYHUOM"	3:17
15.	"Boomerang"	4:32
16.	"Tits Up"	5:17

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Billboard 200[10]	93
Alternative Albums[11]	17
Independent Albums[12]	19
Rap Albums[13]	8

References

1. Freed, Nick (7 May 2013). "Album Review: The Uncluded – Hokey Fright". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
2. "The Uncluded". Rhymesayers Website. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
3. Hokey Fright at Metacritic
4. Jeffries, David. "Hokey Fright Review". Allmusic. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
5. Heaton, Dave (8 July 2013). "The Uncluded: Hokey Fright". PopMatters. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
6. Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: The Uncluded". MSN Music. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
7. Quinlan, Thomas (7 May 2013). "The Uncluded: Hokey Fright". Exclaim!. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
8. "Robert Christgau: 2013: Dean's List". The Barnes & Noble Review. 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
9. "27 Best Albums You Didn't Hear in 2013 - The Uncluded, 'Hokey Fright'". Rolling Stone. December 23, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
10. "The Uncluded - Chart history - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
11. "The Uncluded - Chart history - Alternative Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
12. "The Uncluded - Chart history - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
13. "The Uncluded - Chart history - Rap Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

External links

• Hokey Fright at Discogs (list of releases)