''Beaus$Eros'' (pronounced "bows & arrows") is the seventh studio album by American rapper

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. It was released on Fake Four Inc. in 2012.

Critical reception

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, 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". Thomas Quinlan of ''

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'' 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." Brice Ezell of ''

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'' 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."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. *

– vocals, production (2, 6) * Loden – production, mixing * Annabel Feeney – vocals (2) * Miguel Atwood-Ferguson – strings (4) * François Legrain – trumpet (8) * Sierra Cassidy – vocals (10) *

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– vocals (10) * Joëlle Lê – vocals (10), inside panel photography * Giovanni Oduber – guitar (11) * Rory McCartney – image * Michael Crigler – design

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Beaus Eros 2012 albums Busdriver albums Fake Four Inc. albums

Critical reception

Track listing

Personnel

References

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