Electricity Is on Our Side
{{Infobox album
| name = Electricity Is on Our Side
| type = studio
| artist = Busdriver
| cover = Busdriver – Electricity Is on Our Side.png
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2018|06|08}}
| recorded =
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| genre = Hip hop
| length = {{Duration|m=82|s=17}}
| label = Temporary Whatever
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| prev_title = Thumbs
| prev_year = 2015
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Electricity Is on Our Side is a studio album by American rapper Busdriver.{{cite web|url=http://onsmash.com/music/busdriver-electricity-is-on-our-side-album-stream/|title=Stream Busdriver's New Album 'Electricity Is on Our Side'|work=OnSMASH|first=|last=|date=|accessdate=June 11, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rimasebatidas.pt/busdriver-abraca-jazz-right-before-the-miracle/|title=Busdriver abraça o jazz em "Right Before The Miracle"|work=Rimas e Batidas|author=ReB Team|date=June 2, 2018|accessdate=June 10, 2018}} It was released on June 8, 2018{{cite web|url=https://www.hop-blog.fr/les-sorties-dalbums-pop-rock-electro-rap-jazz-du-8-juin-2018/|title=Les sorties d'albums pop, rock, electro, rap, jazz du 8 juin 2018|work=Hop Blog|author=Benoit-Hopblog|date=June 8, 2018|accessdate=June 10, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rimasebatidas.pt/sexta-feira-farta/|title=Sexta-feira farta: Novos trabalhos de Jorja Smith, Future, serpentwithfeet, Isaura, Busdriver, Wifisfuneral e Meyhem Lauren|work=Rimas e Batidas|author=ReB Team|date=June 8, 2018|accessdate=June 10, 2018}} by Temporary Whatever. It features guest appearances from Hemlock Ernst, Daedelus, and Denmark Vessey, among others. A music video for "Right Before the Miracle" was released on June 1, 2018.
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Bandcamp Daily
| rev1score = favorable{{cite web|url=https://daily.bandcamp.com/2018/07/02/busdriver-electricity-is-on-our-side-album-review/|title=Album of the Day: Busdriver, "electricity is on our side"|work=Bandcamp Daily|first=Will|last=Schube|date=July 2, 2018|accessdate=August 14, 2019}}
| rev2 = BeatRoute
| rev2score = favorable{{cite web|url=http://beatroute.ca/2018/07/20/busdriver-electricity-side/|title=Busdriver – electricity is on our side|work=BeatRoute|first=Tory|last=Rosso|date=July 20, 2018|accessdate=August 14, 2019}}
| rev3 = Los Angeles Times
| rev3score = favorable{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-ca-ms-california-sounds-poolside-jay-rock-busdriver-20180615-story.html|title=California Sounds: A panic-inducing new video from Poolside, a new album by Watts rapper Jay Rock and Busdriver's hip-hop esoterica|work=Los Angeles Times|first=Randall|last=Roberts|date=June 26, 2018|accessdate=August 14, 2019}}
}}
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." 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."
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Electricity Is on Our Side
| length1 = 4:54
| title2 = I'm from a Different Time
| length2 = 3:07
| title3 = Grape Drank
| note3 = featuring Denmark Vessey
| length3 = 3:25
| title4 = The Saboteur's Mirror
| length4 = 4:37
| title5 = Losing You Again
| length5 = 4:04
| title6 = The Year I Became a Mutherfuckin' G
| note6 = featuring Dntel and Lorde Fredd33
| length6 = 6:11
| title7 = Anything Can Happen///Goodlife Skit
| length7 = 0:31
| title8 = Me vs. Me
| note8 = featuring Swarvy
| length8 = 3:08
| title9 = Kiss Around the Note
| length9 = 4:16
| title10 = Break
| length10 = 0:12
| title11 = I Been There
| note11 = featuring Kenny Segal and Mike Parvizi
| length11 = 3:11
| title12 = Right Before the Miracle
| note12 = featuring The Underground Railroad
| length12 = 5:16
| title13 = This Is My Art and It Is Dangerous
| length13 = 0:56
| title14 = To Top the Divorcees List of Baroness Nica
| length14 = 2:57
| title15 = Several Friends
| length15 = 2:50
| title16 = Tiny Infinities
| note16 = featuring Hemlock Ernst
| length16 = 4:58
| title17 = Improviser's Anthem
| note17 = featuring Fumitake Tamura
| length17 = 5:01
| title18 = Be-Grizzled_Amateur_Mythos Take_3
| length18 = 1:27
| title19 = Jeane Anthony
| length19 = 4:24
| note19 = featuring Fumitake Tamura
| title20 = Exploding Slowly
| note20 = featuring Daedelus
| length20 = 4:41
| title21 = Fukn
| note21 = featuring Swarvy
| length21 = 3:34
| title22 = Sore Spot
| length22 = 2:42
| title23 = Pull the Sky Closer
| length23 = 5:52
| total_length = 82:17
}}
References
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External links
- [https://busdriver-thumbs.bandcamp.com/album/electricity-is-on-our-side-2 Electricity Is on Our Side] at Bandcamp
- {{Discogs release|12647764|Electricity Is on Our Side}}
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