Thumbs (mixtape)

Thumbs
Thumbs
Mixtape by Busdriver
Released	November 6, 2015
Genre	Hip hop
Length	51:18
Label	Temporary Whatever
Producer	Busdriver; Fumitake Tamura; Greyhat; Mono/Poly; Kenny Segal; Mike Parvizi; Mr. Carmack; JNTH STN; Lebeatski; Jeremiah Jae; Caural;
Busdriver chronology

Thumbs is a mixtape by American rapper Busdriver. It was released by Temporary Whatever on November 6, 2015.^[1] A music video was created for "Much".^[2]

Production

Thumbs is produced by the likes of Mono/Poly, Fumitake Tamura, Kenny Segal, Caural, and Jeremiah Jae.^[3] It includes guest appearances from Hemlock Ernst, Milo, and Anderson .Paak, among others.^[4]^[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Exclaim!	8/10^[6]
SputnikMusic	^[7]

Kyle Mullin of Exclaim! commented that Thumbs has "many enthralling surprises, all of which will allow indie rap fans to rest easy knowing that Busdriver has by no means exhausted his waking nightmare, subconsciously subversive shtick."^[6] Blake Gillespie of Impose included it on the "Best Rap Mixtapes, EPs, and Free Albums of 2015" list.^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Absolutions in the Hottentot Supercluster" (featuring Zeroh and Kaveh Rastegar)	Fumitake Tamura	4:33
2.	"Black Labor (as Understood by Equiano)"	Greyhat	3:15
3.	"Hyperbolic 2"	Mono/Poly	3:09
4.	"Much"	Kenny Segal Mike Parvizi Mr. Carmack	3:38
5.	"Ministry of the Torture Couch" (featuring Hemlock Ernst)	Elos	5:18
6.	"Worlds to Run" (featuring Milo and Anderson .Paak)	Kenny Segal	5:15
7.	"Skit"	Busdriver	0:26
8.	"Surrounded by Millionaires" (featuring Daveed Diggs)	JNTH STN	2:34
9.	"Great Spooks of Enormous Strength"	Lebeatski	3:27
10.	"Del's Couch" (featuring Del the Funky Homosapien)	Busdriver	1:50
11.	"Shadows and Victories" (featuring Jeremiah Jae)	Jeremiah Jae	3:51
12.	"NY 03 Live" (featuring Caural)	Caural	1:15
13.	"Species of Property"	Lebeatski	3:26
14.	"Two Feet in the Layered Cake" (bonus track; featuring Kool A.D.)	Busdriver	5:33
15.	"Answering Machinist" (bonus track; featuring Jeremiah Jae)	Jeremiah Jae	3:48
Total length:			51:18

References

^ ^a ^b Innis, Charles (November 4, 2015). "Busdriver – "Much" Video (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
^ Gillespie, Blake. "Busdriver, "MUCH"". Impose. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
^ "Los Angeles veteran Busdriver returns with Thumbs, new 7" and book in the works". Fact. November 7, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
^ Breihan, Tom (November 10, 2015). "Busdriver – "Ministry Of The Torture Couch" (Feat. Future Islands' Samuel T. Herring)". Stereogum. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
^ "Episode 73: Busdriver". Song Exploder. May 24, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Mullin, Kyle (November 6, 2015). "Busdriver Thumbs". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
^ "Busdriver reviews, music, news - sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
^ Gillespie, Blake. "Best Rap mixtapes, EPs, and free albums of 2015". Impose. Retrieved August 14, 2019.

External links

Thumbs at Bandcamp
Thumbs at Discogs (list of releases)

[stereogum-1] Innis, Charles (November 4, 2015). "Busdriver – "Much" Video (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. Retrieved August 14, 2019.

[2] Gillespie, Blake. "Busdriver, "MUCH"". Impose. Retrieved August 14, 2019.

[3] "Los Angeles veteran Busdriver returns with Thumbs, new 7" and book in the works". Fact. November 7, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2019.

[4] Breihan, Tom (November 10, 2015). "Busdriver – "Ministry Of The Torture Couch" (Feat. Future Islands' Samuel T. Herring)". Stereogum. Retrieved February 3, 2017.

[5] "Episode 73: Busdriver". Song Exploder. May 24, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2017.

[exclaim-6] Mullin, Kyle (November 6, 2015). "Busdriver Thumbs". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 14, 2019.

[7] "Busdriver reviews, music, news - sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved February 3, 2017.

[8] Gillespie, Blake. "Best Rap mixtapes, EPs, and free albums of 2015". Impose. Retrieved August 14, 2019.

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