Electricity Is on Our Side
2018 studio album by Busdriver
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Electricity Is on Our Side is a studio album by American rapper Busdriver.[1][2] It was released on June 8, 2018[3][4] by Temporary Whatever.[5] It features guest appearances from Hemlock Ernst, Daedelus, and Denmark Vessey, among others.[4] A music video for "Right Before the Miracle" was released on June 1, 2018.[2]
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| Released | June 8, 2018 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 82:17 | |||
| Label | Temporary Whatever | |||
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Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Bandcamp Daily | favorable[6] |
| BeatRoute | favorable[7] |
| Los Angeles Times | favorable[5] |
Tory Rosso of BeatRoute gave the album a favorable review, writing: "Consisting of 23 tracks for an astounding 82 minutes, the record is an eclectic backdrop of resonance and jingle."[7] Will Schube of Bandcamp Daily described it as "an album that's both the best encapsulation of Busdriver's mission and ethos, and a radical rearranging of rap's boundaries."[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Electricity Is on Our Side" | 4:54 |
| 2. | "I'm from a Different Time" | 3:07 |
| 3. | "Grape Drank" (featuring Denmark Vessey) | 3:25 |
| 4. | "The Saboteur's Mirror" | 4:37 |
| 5. | "Losing You Again" | 4:04 |
| 6. | "The Year I Became a Mutherfuckin' G" (featuring Dntel and Lorde Fredd33) | 6:11 |
| 7. | "Anything Can Happen///Goodlife Skit" | 0:31 |
| 8. | "Me vs. Me" (featuring Swarvy) | 3:08 |
| 9. | "Kiss Around the Note" | 4:16 |
| 10. | "Break" | 0:12 |
| 11. | "I Been There" (featuring Kenny Segal and Mike Parvizi) | 3:11 |
| 12. | "Right Before the Miracle" (featuring The Underground Railroad) | 5:16 |
| 13. | "This Is My Art and It Is Dangerous" | 0:56 |
| 14. | "To Top the Divorcees List of Baroness Nica" | 2:57 |
| 15. | "Several Friends" | 2:50 |
| 16. | "Tiny Infinities" (featuring Hemlock Ernst) | 4:58 |
| 17. | "Improviser's Anthem" (featuring Fumitake Tamura) | 5:01 |
| 18. | "Be-Grizzled_Amateur_Mythos Take_3" | 1:27 |
| 19. | "Jeane Anthony" (featuring Fumitake Tamura) | 4:24 |
| 20. | "Exploding Slowly" (featuring Daedelus) | 4:41 |
| 21. | "Fukn" (featuring Swarvy) | 3:34 |
| 22. | "Sore Spot" | 2:42 |
| 23. | "Pull the Sky Closer" | 5:52 |
| Total length: | 82:17 | |