Thundercat – credit Parker Day
Thundercat has announced a new album release for the spring and a single available now, as well as tour dates, Getintothis’ Peter Goodbody has the lowdown.
Thundercat is set to release his new album It Is What It Is on Brainfeeder Records on April 3, 2020.
First music from the album, Black Qualls (featuring Steve Lacy and Steve Arrington) is available now.
The album, produced by Flying Lotus and Thundercat, features musical contributions from Ty Dolla $ign, Childish Gambino, Lil B, Kamasi Washington, Steve Lacy, Steve Arrington, BADBADNOTGOOD, Louis Cole and Zack Fox.
It Is What It Is follows his third album Drunk.
That record completed his transition from virtuoso bassist to bonafide star and cemented his reputation as a unique voice that transcends genre. “This album is about love, loss, life and the ups and downs that come with that,” Bruner says about It Is What It Is. “It’s a bit tongue-in-cheek, but at different points in life, you come across places that you don’t necessarily understand… some things just aren’t meant to be understood.”
The unruly bounce of new single Black Qualls is classic Thundercat, teaming up with Steve Lacy and funk icon Steve Arrington. It’s another example of Stephen Lee Bruner’s desire to highlight the lineage of his music and pay his respects to the musicians who inspired him.
Discovering Arrington’s output in his late teens, Bruner says he fell in love with his music immediately: “The tone of the bass, the way his stuff feels and moves, it resonated through my whole body.”
Black Qualls emerged from writing sessions with Lacy, who Thundercat describes as “the physical incarnate of the Ohio Players in one person – he genuinely is a funky ass dude”.
It Is What It Is
It Is What It Is Album Tracklist:
1. Lost In Space / Great Scott / 22-26
2. Innerstellar Love
3. I Love Louis Cole (feat. Louis Cole)
4. Black Qualls (feat. Steve Lacy, Steve Arrington, & Childish Gambino)
5. Miguel’s Happy Dance
6. How Sway
7. Funny Thing
8. Overseas (feat. Zack Fox)
9. Dragonball Durag
10. How I Feel
11. King Of The Hill
12. Unrequited Love
13. Fair Chance (feat. Ty Dolla $ign & Lil B)
14. Existential Dread
15. It Is What It Is
2020 Tour Dates:
Europe
April 09 London, UK – Roundhouse
April 11 Manchester, UK – Academy
April 14 Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso
April 15 Paris, FR – Elysée Montmartre
April 17 Berlin, DE – Astra
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