A Year of Octobers

A Year of Octobers is the first collaborative studio album by American rapper MC Paul Barman and record producer Celestaphone. It was released August 20, 2021, on Drumhex. Barman performs as virtual band member and alter ego YOUNGMAN on each song, except for "Guillotine", performed as himself. The album was produced entirely by Celestaphone.

Background
The YOUNGMAN character was created during conversations MC Paul Barman had with rapper MF DOOM. Their earliest appearances include songs "YOUNGMAN Speaks on (((race)))" on 2018's (((echo chamber))), and "The Young Man Has A Point (Nurture)" from Milo's 2017 album Who Told You to Think??!!?!?!?!

Critical reception
OG Nick Marsh of Focus Hip Hop gave the album a 91 out of 100, saying, "Celestaphone’s dynamic, layered, detailed production is phenomenal, and YOUNGMAN’s whole existence is just further proof that MC Paul Barman is one of the best writers in Hip Hop right now."

Track listing
All tracks produced by Celestaphone.

Personnel
Credits for A Year of Octobers adapted from Bandcamp.


 * Paul Barman as YOUNGMAN – art direction, lead vocals, recording engineer, rhymes
 * Celestaphone – art direction, keyboards, mastering, mixing, producer, turntable
 * Hunt Emerson – cover illustration
 * Eli Gesner – recording engineer
 * Suzanne Goldish – recording engineer
 * Josh Grotto – cover colorist
 * Alex Haught – layoutist
 * Wayne Middleton – dog photo
 * Steel Tipped Dove – recording engineer
 * Billy Woods – featured artist