| Beaus$Eros | ||||
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| Released | February 21, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 54:25 | |||
| Label | Fake Four Inc. | |||
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Beaus$Eros (pronounced "bows & arrows" [1] ) is the seventh studio album by American rapper Busdriver. It was released on Fake Four Inc. in 2012. [2]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 62/100 [3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| CMJ | favorable [5] |
| Consequence of Sound | C+ [6] |
| Dusted Magazine | mixed [7] |
| Exclaim! | favorable [8] |
| No Ripchord | 7/10 [9] |
| PopMatters |   [10] |
| Spin | 6/10 [11] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 62, based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [3]
Thomas Quinlan of Exclaim! gave the album a favorable review, noting that "Belgian producer Loden mixes hip-hop, electronica, drum & bass, glitch-hop, synth rock, '80s pop and anything else he can get his hands on, often moving from one style to another within a single track." [8] Brice Ezell of PopMatters gave the album 6 stars out of 10, saying: "While part of the beauty of Busdriver's work is the challenge it presents, much of Beaus$Eros isn't really challenging but instead confused." [10]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Utilitarian Uses of Love" | 4:09 |
| 2. | "Bon Bon Fire" | 4:08 |
| 3. | "Kiss Me Back to Life" | 3:19 |
| 4. | "You Ain't OG" | 4:25 |
| 5. | "NoBlacksNoJewsNoAsians" | 2:00 |
| 6. | "Picking Band Names" | 4:06 |
| 7. | "Beaus$Eros" | 3:45 |
| 8. | "Feelings" | 3:49 |
| 9. | "Ass to Mouth" | 3:28 |
| 10. | "Electric Blue" (featuring Sierra Cassidy, Mike Ladd, and Joëlle Lê) | 4:31 |
| 11. | "Here's to Us" | 4:57 |
| 12. | "Colour Wheel" | 3:45 |
| 13. | "Swandive into a Drinking Glass" | 5:06 |
| 14. | "Scattered Ashes" | 3:02 |
| Total length: | 54:25 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Superhand's Mantra (F**k Us All)" (featuring Aesop Rock) | 3:18 |
| 16. | "Utilitarian Uses of Love (Zavala Remix)" | 3:12 |
| 17. | "Scattered Ashes (Sonnymoon Remix)" | 3:19 |
| 18. | "Kiss Me Back to Life (Dntel Remix)" | 4:02 |
| 19. | "Utilitarian Uses of Love (Child Actor Remix)" | 4:30 |
| Total length: | 72:20 | |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
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