Music Stories Aesop Rock, Skelethon  The old-school indie MC breaks a five-year silence with a characteristic torrent of impassioned poetry over rock-influenced beats. JONATHAN FROCHTZWAJG.   Ava L   More

Music Stories Born: 1977 in Manhattan.  Sounds like: Nina Simone as a white product of ’90s pop.  For fans of: Patti Smith, Tori Amos, Rufus Wainwright; music with equal parts brain, heart and fingers   More