Everything on Jhelli Beam makes sense. Every word is a picture. Every sentence pushes over the one before it the way dominos fall when they’re lined up in a row. The music badmintons with his cadence, provided by some of Busdriver’s far-out friends Daedelus and Nobody, as well as Nosaj Thing, Free the Robots, Omid, and Greg Saunier and John Dietrich from Deerhoof. Opening track “Split Seconds (Between Nannies and Swamis)” may be my favorite. An invitation to dip into Busdriver’s “saffron soy dip.” Are you dressed for the occasion? Then take off your clothes and relish in call and response chorus: “(call) Be yourself—(response) But I’m too embarrassed!” Hello, Existential Crisis Thesis. Welcome to your life.

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dan monick L.A. RECORD cover alum Busdriver—interviewed here, and also playing our SXSW showcase Thursday at the Independent!—has just announced the release of his newest album Jhelli Beam on June 9 on Anti, which will feature Nocando, Mykah 9 and members of Deerhoof and Islands. Expect something pretty spectactular to coincide with Low End Theory [...]

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