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Electricity Is on Our Side
Studio album by
Busdriver
ReleasedJune 8, 2018 (2018-06-08)
GenreHip hop
Length82:17
LabelTemporary Whatever
Busdriver chronology
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(2015) 		Electricity Is on Our Side
(2018)

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]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Bandcamp Dailyfavorable[6]
BeatRoutefavorable[7]
Los Angeles Timesfavorable[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

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No.TitleLength
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

References

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  1. ^ "Stream Busdriver's New Album 'Electricity Is on Our Side'". OnSMASH. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  2. ^ a b ReB Team (June 2, 2018). "Busdriver abraça o jazz em "Right Before The Miracle"". Rimas e Batidas. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  3. ^ Benoit-Hopblog (June 8, 2018). "Les sorties d'albums pop, rock, electro, rap, jazz du 8 juin 2018". Hop Blog. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  4. ^ a b ReB Team (June 8, 2018). "Sexta-feira farta: Novos trabalhos de Jorja Smith, Future, serpentwithfeet, Isaura, Busdriver, Wifisfuneral e Meyhem Lauren". Rimas e Batidas. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  5. ^ a b Roberts, Randall (June 26, 2018). "California Sounds: A panic-inducing new video from Poolside, a new album by Watts rapper Jay Rock and Busdriver's hip-hop esoterica". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  6. ^ a b Schube, Will (July 2, 2018). "Album of the Day: Busdriver, "electricity is on our side"". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  7. ^ a b Rosso, Tory (July 20, 2018). "Busdriver – electricity is on our side". BeatRoute. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
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