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EP
- "Be
Alone", the opening track and the first glimpse of Bino's twisted-by-fame world. - "Lights Turned On", which is essentially the clubbiest and most upbeat song on the list, and rightfully so.
- Bino's first big break, "Freaks and Geeks". A hyped-up beat supplemented with "OHHH YEEEAAAAHHH"'s sounding in the background and some of Bino's most clever bars. "Took the G out your waffle / all you got left is yo ego", anyone?
Camp
- "Fire Fly", a 3.5 minute-long explanation of how awesome fame is...
- ...coupled up with "All the Shine", a 6 minute-long explanation of how fame has its catches and curveballs. The outro, which merely has the song's instrumental stripped down of everything but the violins, is especially beautiful.
- "Letter Home", a little "interlude" with Bino singing over the violins, is even more beautiful.You're all I ever wanted...
- "Bonfire", the Boastful Rap's Boastful Rap.
- "Backpackers", a song that has Bino poking fun at hipsters against one of the most abrasive beats in his discography.
- "LES", another hipster-oriented song with a works-better-than-it-should Epic Riff consisting of, once more, violin.
- Try listening to "Kids" without smiling. It's one of the lighter songs on the album, with everything from the xylophone riff to Bino's gentle, soothing voice in the chorus.
- "That Power", which is emotionally one of the most grandiose yet minimalistic finales to a rap album, with Bino giving a speech that puts him into the shoes of his teenage self, talking to a girl that he fell in love with at summer camp.
Because the Internet
- "I. crawl", which serves as an indicator that Bino hasn't gone anywhere and in fact has come back stronger than ever for his sophomore effort.
- "II. shadows", which has been recognized as one of the more underrated songs on the album.
- "III. telegraph ave.", a pristine mix between R&B serenading and straightforward rapping. Special mention should go to its music video...you'll see why.
- "IV. sweatpants", which almost reaches Eminem levels of not giving a fuck. Again, it wouldn't hurt to mention the music video.
- "V. 3005", one of the biggest radio singles of 2013, and for good reason.
- "playing around before the party starts", an innocent little piano interlude.
- Wanna try and do something impossible? Step 1: Listen to "II. no exit". Step 2: Sleep.
- "I. flight of the navigator", "II. zealots of stockholm", and "III. urn". These may be in the running for the most emotionally packed threesome of songs to ever be put back-to-back-to-back on an album.
- And what better way to follow that emotional powerhouse than with "I. pink toes", the Camp-iest song on the album?
- "II. earth: the oldest computer", which easily outdoes "Lights Turned On" in clubbiness by astronomical levels.
- "III. life: the biggest troll", in which Bino makes amends with everything and with himself, bringing the album to a sensual, proper close.
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Kauai
- "Pop Thieves", one of the most sensual R&B songs of the 2010s, even with an outro consisting of Bino and Jaden Smith talking while beach ambience and tribal drum patterns reverberate in the background.
- "Sober", in all of its Epic Riff-y glory.
Awaken, My Love!
- "Redbone" makes you believe Gambino was possessed by Bootsy Collins and Prince for 5 minutes (in a good way). Also, that's him on the vocals. He's not putting his voice through a machine there.
- "Me and Your Mama", from its entrancing opening to its explosion of sound midway, leading to an exciting soul-influenced tune that ends almost the way it begins.
Non-Album Singles
- "Yaphet Kotto", a promo single for BTI in which Bino shoots down his haters, the media, and himself.
