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Charles Andrew Bothwell (born December 13, 1981), better known by his stage name Astronautalis, is an American alternative hip hop artist currently based in Brooklyn, New York.

History

After gaining some recognition in local circles in Jacksonville, Florida and competing at Scribble Jam, Astronautalis self-released his debut album, ''You and Yer Good Ideas'', in 2003. He eventually signed with Fighting Records and the record was re-released in 2005, followed by his second album, ''The Mighty Ocean and Nine Dark Theaters'', in 2006. He released the third album, ''Pomegranate'', on Eyeball Records in 2008. In winter 2009, he toured with the Canadian indie rock band Tegan and Sara through Europe, and supported them again through the spring of 2010 in Australia. His fourth album, ''This Is Our Science'', was released on Fake Four Inc. in 2011. His latest release, ''Cut the Body Loose'', was released in 2016.

Astronautalis is a descendant of James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, which is one of the reasons why his lyrics often deal with historical fiction.

Style

Astronautalis has been described as "if Beck were a decade or so younger and had grown up more heavily immersed in hip-hop," with his rapping style noted for "blending styles of indie rock, electro, and talkin’ blues" with hip-hop. He has described himself as "historical fiction hip-hop."

During live performances, Astronautalis often performs a freestyle rap based on topics chosen by members of his audience.

Controversies

In June 2020 Astronautalis was accused of sexual assault and physical abuse by a number of accounts on Instagram and Twitter. Astronautalis released a response admitting to this abuse and has since deleted all of his tweets and made his account private.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''You and Yer Good Ideas'' (self-released, 2003; Fighting, 2005)
* ''The Mighty Ocean & Nine Dark Theaters'' (Fighting, 2006)
* ''Pomegranate'' (Eyeball, 2008)
* ''This Is Our Science'' ( Fake Four Inc., 2011)
* ''Cut the Body Loose'' (SideOneDummy, 2016)

Collaborative albums

* ''6666'' (with P.O.S, as Four Fists) (2018)
* ''De Oro'' (Totally Gross National Product, 2014) (with S. Carey, Ryan Olson & Justin Vernon, as Jason Feathers)

Mixtapes

* ''Dancehall Horn Sound!!'' (2010) (with DJ Fishr Pryce)

EPs

* ''Meet Me Here'' (2004)
* ''Texas Kinda Rhymes With Sexist'' (2005)
* ''A Round Trip Ticket to China'' (2006)
* ''Split EP'' (2006) (with Babel Fishh)
* ''Gold Bones'' (2007)
* ''Dang! Seven Freestyles in Seven Days'' (2008)
* ''The Unfortunate Affairs of Mary and Earl'' (2008)
* ''The Young Capitalist's Starter Kit'' (2008)
* ''Daytrotter Sessions'' (2011)
* ''This City Ain't Just a Skyline'' (2013)
* ''SIKE!'' (2016)

Singles

* "This Is the Place" (2013) (with Sims)
* "The Rainmakers" b/w "Fallen Streets" (2013) (with Rickolus)
* "MMMMMHMMMMM" b/w "Please Go" (2013) (with P.O.S, as Four Fists)
* "The Dirt Bike" (2017)
* "Sick" (2017)
* "These Songs" (2017)
*"Bella Ciao" (2020)

Vinyl releases

* ''You and Yer Good Ideas'' (2003) ual 12' Vinyl: Black/small>
* ''Split Series Vol. 2'' (2006) (with BabelFishh]) 2' Vinyl: 500 Black/small>
* ''Pomegranate'' (2008) 2' Vinyl: Black, Ltd: White/small>
* ''This Is Our Science'' (2011) 2' Vinyl: Black/small>
* ''Astronautalis & Rickolus'' (2013) (with Rickolus) st Pressing: 100 Mixed Color (Hand-Numbered), 150 Red, 150 White, 250 Black; 2nd Pressing: 175 Lavender, 175 Blue
* '' Four Fists'' (2013) (with P.O.S) 00 Clear, 500 Red, 500 White, 500 Blue/small>
* ''Double Exposure Vol 3.'' (2013) (with Chuck Ragan) 00 Blue, 200 White, 300 Red, 400 Black/small>
* ''The Mighty Ocean & Nine Dark Theaters'' (2015) ual 12' Vinyl: 500 Swirled blue/white/clear/small>

Guest appearances & production credits

Guest appearances
* Scott Da Ros - "They Made Me Do It" (2005)
* Brzowski - "Roll My Bones" from ''Maryshelleyoverdrive'' (2005)
* Input - "Now and Never More" from ''Elusive Candor'' (2006)
* Noah23 - "They Made Me Do It" from ''Cameo Therapy'' (2007)
* P.O.S - "Hand Made Hand Gun" from ''Never Better'' (2009)
* Otem Rellik - "Warm Pockets" from ''Chain Reaction Robot'' (2008)
* Oskar Ohlson - "Sea of Grass" from ''Honk, Bang, Whistle and Crash'' (2008)
* Sole and the Skyrider Band - "A Sad Day for Investors" from ''Sole and the Skyrider Band Remix LP'' (2009)
* Sole - "Swagger Like Us" & "Juicy" from ''Nuclear Winter Volume 1'' (2009)
* Ceschi – "No New York" from ''The One Man Band Broke Up'' (2010)
* Zoën - "Be Careful What You Wish For" from ''One Night Between'' (2010)
* Mild Davis - "Prince of Mayport" from ''Bro-Sesh: Volume 1'' (2010)
* Andrre - "Learn to Listen" and "Keeping Memory Alive" from ''Learn to Love'' (2011)
* The Hood Internet - "Our Finest China" from ''FEAT'' (2012)
* Bleubird - "Hello Hollow" from '' Cannonball!!!'' (2012)
* Marijuana Deathsquads - "Top Down" from ''Tamper Disable Destroy'' (2012)
* P.O.S - "Wanted Wasted" from '' We Don't Even Live Here'' (2012)
* Input & Broken - "When Darkness Looms" from ''Never Heard of Ya'' (2012)
* Myka 9 & Factor - "Bask In These Rays" from ''Sovereign Soul'' (2012)
* Culture Cry Wolf - "That's the Breaks" from ''The Sapient Sessions EP'' (2013)
* Factor - "Let It Go" from ''Woke Up Alone'' (2013)
* Sadistik - "Exit Theme" from '' Flowers for My Father'' (2013)
* Giant Gorilla Dog Thing - "Bandaids Over Bulletholes" from ''Horse'' (2014)
* Noize MC - "Hard Reboot" from ''Hard Reboot'' (2014)
* P.O.S. - "Sleepdrone/Superposition" from "Chill, dummy" (2017)
* Factor Chandelier - "Scratch-Off Lotto Tickets" from "Wisdom Teeth" (2018)
* Ceschi - "Any War" from "Sad, Fat Luck" (2019)
* Hurricane Party - "Kon@" from "Juice" (2019)

Production credits
* Bleubird – ''Cannonball!!!'' (2012)

Videography

*''Trouble Hunters'' (2009)
*''The Wondersmith and His Sons'' (2010)
*''Contrails'' (2011)
*''This Is Our Science'' (2012)
*''Dimitri Mendeleev'' (2013)
*''SIKE!'' (2016)
*''Running Away From God'' (2016)
*''Kurt Cobain'' (2016)
*''Forest Fire'' (2017)

References

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* Featured on MN Original Program from St. Paul, MN PBS Station
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21st-century American singers
1981 births
American hip hop record producers
American male rappers
Living people
Musicians from Jacksonville, Florida
Rappers from Florida
Rappers from Minneapolis
Underground rappers
21st-century American rappers
21st-century American male singers