Aesop Rock – “Rings” (Video)

“Rings” is the first video single from Aesop Rock‘s upcoming album, The Impossible Kid, due out April 29th. Watch as Aesop’s latest metaphor reflects on life through the rings of a tree’s life, as you watch his head being operated on after a fatal car crash – and the very fiber of who he is gets plucked from his brain. As expected, this is a very clever and thought provoking video and song. Check the video’s credits below. Directed by Rob Shaw.

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Cast in order of appearance:
Aesop Rock as Himself
Jameson Radiacion as Witness 1
Allyson Carroll as Witness 2
Bobo Coutier as Witness 3
Amelia Steinbeck as Witness 4
Travis Visscher as Police Officer
Janie Faison as Witness 5
Clare Kaluzynski as Witness 6
Chang Lee as Detective
Eugene Swathmore as Pathologist
Robert Gallucio as Waiter

Crew:
Production Company: Bent Image Lab (Portland, Oregon)
Director: Rob Shaw
Executive Producer: Ray Di Carlo
Producer: Robert A. D’Esposito
DP: Rodrigo Melgarejo
AC: Lane Clark
Editor: Rob Shaw
Art Director: Emily Yurek
FX Makeup: Erin Lyon
Gaffer: Kevin Forrest
Stage manager: Jim Birkett
Stop Motion Art Director: Greg Arden
Stop Motion Animator: John Summerson
Armaturist: Gary McRobert
Illustrator: Jesse McManus
VFX Supervisor: Paul DeSilva
Colorist: Paul DeSilva