''Hokey Fright'' is the only studio album by The Uncluded, a collaboration between rapper

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and anti-folk singer-songwriter

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. It was released on May 7, 2013 on the

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label. Every part of every song on the album is performed by either Aesop or Dawson, with the exception of the drums on "Delicate Cycle", which were played by

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Reception

According to

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, ''Hokey Fright'' has a score of 79 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews" from critics. Robert Christgau named it the second best album of 2013 in his year-end list for ''

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'' and the twelfth best album of the 2010s. It was listed by ''

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'' as one of the "27 Best Albums You Didn't Hear in 2013".

Track listing

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2013 debut albums Collaborative albums Aesop Rock albums Rhymesayers Entertainment albums Kimya Dawson albums