Avery Abbott Is From Another Planet : Interview

Rapper and producer Avery Abott recently dropped a five track EP, South Jupiter, that shows off his skills as a lyricist and orchestrator under the guise of soul samples and astronomical ambiance. The short duration takes listeners into an outer space realm filled with Abbott’s hazy cadences. Co-produced by YuxiGuru, South Jupiter resembles sounds from the southern greats like Outkast, UGK and Juicy J. The soft feeling of the project gives Abott the space to display his hues. Songs like “Juice Box” may come off a bit facetious but Abott’s use of metaphors displays the bigger universe he’s trying to create with his music. 

“I ain’t ever wanna be the bad guy

Pass me a little liquor I get just right

You can’t hold me down

B*tch I’m long gone”

On “JudgeJoeBrown,” which Abbott also produced, he rides the beat with no dilemma. What I appreciate about South Jupiter is that it’s just a glimpse of what Abbott is on the verge of framing with his music. Your 20’s are all about figuring shit out. Through his music, Avery Abbott is allowing us to join his journey.  

Our conversation, lightly edited for content and clarity, follows below.

What was your creative process for South Jupiter?

I’ll start drinking, Austin will start making beats and we’ll get to work. A lot of the beats are spacey and soulful. Those five songs came together naturally, blended very well. The majority of my writing is on paper and it helps me with my expression, so I'm able to make about 3-4 tracks a week.

Why the title South Jupiter?

It was a name that randomly came to me at night, way before we started on the project. The initial cover was even before the title as well… it just had the iron giant, but we threw Jupiter on later. But, a lot of the production feels like the title. I feel like my sound is spacey southern shit.

On your song “Juice Box” you say “I ain't ever wanna be a bad guy/ Pass me a little liquor I get just right.” What's your relationship with alcohol like? 

I drink a lot, but I don’t do no fucked up shit. I feel like I am always being portrayed as a bad guy in different situations. “Juice Box” is a relief to a lot of shit… life ain't that pretty. The experiences and surroundings have made me more of a pessimistic person but I'm growing. (laughs) Today's my off day! 

How’d you meet Yuxi and how was it co-producing together?

I produced two tracks on that project and we produced “Judge Joe Brown” together. It’s definitely a natural connection with us. We met about four years ago, when he first started making beats. I’ve been rapping for a while and he would come over and play beats from time to time. We lost contact. Then, a  year ago, KLow brought me to Yuxi’s studio randomly and it just took off from there. Felt like we met at the wrong time initially. I see this man all the time now.

What’s next?

I’m planning on dropping a full length project, but that’ll be a bit later. For now, I'm trying to get some videos off and record live performances with local bands. 

I love to see what other artists are listening to, so what were the last few albums you listened to?

Duckwrth - Supergood

Sir- Chasing Summer