Tracklist:
Backbone ft. I Self Devine
East Side
Darkness/Light
Animal Eyes
Trains
Want It
New Moon ft. Davu Seru
Words by Crescent Moon
Music and Mix by Andrew Broder
Written and Recorded in Minneapolis, 2025
Mastering by steel tipped dove
Keys on "Darkness, Light" & "Trains" by de Von Russell Gray
Drums on "Darkness, Light" & "New Moon" by Davu Seru
Design by Kai Benson
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Eulogy, the latest collaboration between Alexei Moon Casselle (Crescent Moon) and Andrew Broder, is a meditation on mortality, friendship, ancestry, and the cost of living in the modern world.
Both Casselle and Broder emerged from the fertile ground of the Minneapolis underground, each developing a distinct voice that helped define its sound. With Kill the Vultures, Casselle brought a stark, poetic sensibility to hip-hop that stood apart for its rawness and restraint. Broder, through his project Fog and a long list of collaborations, expanded the possibilities of production, composition, and atmosphere across genres. Though their paths have long run parallel, Eulogy finds them converging here in sharp focus.
The record opens with “Backbone,” featuring legendary Minneapolis MC I Self Devine (Micranots), a central figure in the city’s underground lineage and an early influence on both artists. Like their 2018 self-titled release for Baro Records, Eulogy draws from that shared heritage of textured production, evocative storytelling, and lyrics steeped in the lives of working people, balancing grit and grace in equal measure.
The album’s emotional summit arrives with “Trains,” inspired by Casselle’s ancestor who worked the railroads in the early twentieth century. The song connects to the album’s cover image of a Pullman porter, forming a layered reflection on inheritance and hierarchy in America, history rendered personal. With contributions from Davu Seru (percussion, AACM) and deVon Russell Gray (keys, McKnight Fellow), the track deepens the album’s contemplative tone, stretching toward something spiritual without ever leaving the ground.
By the closing track, “New Moon,” Eulogy has traveled through memory, loss, and renewal. Its sound world stands comfortably beside Broder’s acclaimed work with Armand Hammer, ELUCID, Circuit des Yeux, and Joe Rainey, yet remains distinctly its own, a concise and haunting statement from two enduring voices of the Minneapolis underground.
** BEGINS SHIPPING AROUND DECEMBER 12 2025 **
Tracklist:
Backbone ft. I Self Devine
East Side
Darkness/Light
Animal Eyes
Trains
Want It
New Moon ft. Davu Seru
Words by Crescent Moon
Music and Mix by Andrew Broder
Written and Recorded in Minneapolis, 2025
Mastering by steel tipped dove
Keys on "Darkness, Light" & "Trains" by de Von Russell Gray
Drums on "Darkness, Light" & "New Moon" by Davu Seru
Design by Kai Benson
___________
Eulogy, the latest collaboration between Alexei Moon Casselle (Crescent Moon) and Andrew Broder, is a meditation on mortality, friendship, ancestry, and the cost of living in the modern world.
Both Casselle and Broder emerged from the fertile ground of the Minneapolis underground, each developing a distinct voice that helped define its sound. With Kill the Vultures, Casselle brought a stark, poetic sensibility to hip-hop that stood apart for its rawness and restraint. Broder, through his project Fog and a long list of collaborations, expanded the possibilities of production, composition, and atmosphere across genres. Though their paths have long run parallel, Eulogy finds them converging here in sharp focus.
The record opens with “Backbone,” featuring legendary Minneapolis MC I Self Devine (Micranots), a central figure in the city’s underground lineage and an early influence on both artists. Like their 2018 self-titled release for Baro Records, Eulogy draws from that shared heritage of textured production, evocative storytelling, and lyrics steeped in the lives of working people, balancing grit and grace in equal measure.
The album’s emotional summit arrives with “Trains,” inspired by Casselle’s ancestor who worked the railroads in the early twentieth century. The song connects to the album’s cover image of a Pullman porter, forming a layered reflection on inheritance and hierarchy in America, history rendered personal. With contributions from Davu Seru (percussion, AACM) and deVon Russell Gray (keys, McKnight Fellow), the track deepens the album’s contemplative tone, stretching toward something spiritual without ever leaving the ground.
By the closing track, “New Moon,” Eulogy has traveled through memory, loss, and renewal. Its sound world stands comfortably beside Broder’s acclaimed work with Armand Hammer, ELUCID, Circuit des Yeux, and Joe Rainey, yet remains distinctly its own, a concise and haunting statement from two enduring voices of the Minneapolis underground.
** BEGINS SHIPPING AROUND DECEMBER 12 2025 **
