Drunk

Thundercat lays out his dreams, insecurities, fears with brutal honesty in his lyrics. At times, it feels disjointed and rushed. I wish that he would take a minute to linger on an emotional note or a beat, and spend some time “in the pocket”- easier said than done. This album covers so much ground with so many different genres and guests (hello Kenny loggins?) but it wasn’t the tour de force that it could have been. Which is a shame, because it is funky as hell.

23 musical ideas in 52 minutes. Thundercat is a walking brainstorm! Can’t wait to see him live at OSL. My favorites were Jethro, Show You the Way (featuring my favorite musical snack, Michael McDonald 😍), and Them Changes. Honorable mention to I Am Crazy for getting an entire vibe across in 26 seconds. This album was so fun. I also love the cover art: beautiful photography with great light.

Sounded like the Sims soundtrack at 2x speed

Them Changes is a great song, otherwise felt frenetic and all over the place

Gave this a quick listen. Enjoyed it! Excited to see him at OSL

ja, was leuk

Very vibey. A lot of the songs all hit the same tone, and the falsetto also gets a bit repetitive. Killer production though, and of course great bass work.

I fucking knew Louis Cole co-wrote "Bus In These Streets". I could hear that shit. Some of the songs were a bit whatever during the first half. But they really started to hit a spot as it went along. Especially from "Friend Zone" and on. "Them Changes" is a classic of course. And them changes really be hitting hard throughout the entire album... sorry

Loved it, so creative and fun

Album 811 of 1089 Thundercat - Drunk (2017) Rating : 2.5 / 5 Interesting listen. A celebration of life’s weirdness, a coping mechanism, and a party playlist all at once. One track would bring to mind the music from a Samberg/Timberlake skit and the next would bring thoughts of Zappa. One review described it as "a whirlwind of funk, jazz, R&B, and cosmic soul that feels like a late-night spiral through existential musings and absurd humor."

THIS is one of my favourite albums of all time

Another interesting listen. Way outside of my normal genre again but I can appreciate the quality of these tunes.

Just because he says bitch don't kill my vibe doesn't make this good

Great

Album decente. Tiene TEMAZOS como THEM CHANGES y Walk on By (Uh Uh, Friendzone y A Fans Mail también), pero hay tanta cosa mid que simplemente me es indiferente. Además hay lyrics medio cringe y no muy trabajadas en general, por ejemplo en Captain Stupido o la canción con Wiz Khalifa. Entiendo que es medio el charm del album capaz pero no banco mucho. En general las instrumentales brillan, lleno de bajos (como es común con thundercat) pero se vuelve algo samey a veces. Es un album con puntos altos pero la media es bastante meh. Edit: Show You The Way está muy bien la vdd

Chill album with some great production. Nothing mindblowing or particularly horizon-expanding though

absurd amount of funkiness: +50 wild electro sound: +20 unsolicited use of the n word: -80 he’s just kinda a weirdo? -10

Funky and fun, but far too chaotic and scrambled at times. Thundercat has loads of talent but definitely shines most when he shows a bit more restraint. That being said, I love a good chaotic Thundercat solo but when its a full album it can be overwhelming.

As background music this is fine. But it’s nothing more than background music for me. Not really my groove.

OK. Many things happening here. It was a great experience, not gonna deny it. Hip-hop jazz y hits here. Some good r&b. I love the sarcastic vibe and the idea of doing anything he wants to with the listener... I enjoyed the listen, yeah. Although it is true that in summer nights, the album hits different.

After peeking through in various doors and getting his foot in them, Thundercat burst through with this kaleidoscopic, diverse, occasionally weird, oft-times to the point jazz influenced funk exercise of Drunk and he passes with flying colors in his embrace of the vibes and times it was constructed in. Skits and full length songs clash and co-mingle in a way that diverts expectations of disasters, in large part due to the cohesive flow throughout. You can keep your head above water for this one, yet it is just as fine drowning in the eclecticism. Favorites: Rabbot Ho, Captain Stupido, Bus in These Streets, A Fan's Mail (Tron Song Suite II), Show Me the Way, Walk On By, Blackkk, Tokyo, Them Changes, Drink Dat, 3 AM, Drunk.

Lite för oklart för min smak. Det är bra och väldigt musikaliskt men lite för många låtar på den albumlängden vilket gör att jag upplever albumet som lite schizo.

Where the hell is Pumyra on this thing?

1 Star (2/15)

This is enjoyably throwaway and silly, but with really excellent playing underpinning it. A fun summer album.

Lots going on here. Deconstructed R&B with a millennial's perspective. Interesting

5.0/this album rocks, good vibes and chill grooves

Hermoso álbum. Como bajista admiro mucho a Thundercat. Es alguien que a sabido renovar con el instrumento, y que además de demostrar un gran virtuosismo, también despliega una gran musicalidad, acompañada por músicos excelentes.

Good beats, and I did enjoy the quirky blending of genres and lyrics. It's too long, though, and I think that's the major flaw. Was hard to tell any differences between the songs after awhile. 3/5

Nagyon jó hangzású, fun lemez

Je ne suis probablememnt pas le public cible. L'album est pet etre bon mais il m'a semblé vide.

- Every one of the folks on this project that panned this record, this is your assignment: Go back and - LISTEN - to this record. Put all of your pre-concieved notions, all of your musical baggage, OUT of your mind and listen to the music. This is absolutely one of thee best records released recently. It's forward looking while referencing the past, it's inventive, creativity at it's best. It draws from so many yet is not pastiche. Y'all need to clean out your ears. 10/10

Great bass player and nice to have a modern inclusion. Incredibly well made and probably really to other peoples liking, but it's not really my type of music. Not a big fan of the vocals and it feels a bit too ''soft'' at times. I can really admire the craft, but it's just not really my thing.

This is very fun, groovy and jazzy, while having some R&B beats and is pretty modern, even though it sounds a bit retro. Also it's not that serious which adds to the fun part. I liked it a lot.

Drunk is one of the most recent albums on the list, released in 2017, and I was curious to see what made it an “instant classic” in the eyes of some. Personally, I didn’t feel that way at all. Maybe I just didn’t get it, but to me, the album felt like background noise. It lacked a clear narrative or emotional direction, and I struggled to connect with it. Nothing really stood out—no big moments, no memorable hooks. It didn’t take me on a journey; it just drifted. That said, “The Turn Down” and “Walk On By” were okay—probably the most listenable tracks for me. But overall, the album felt flat and unengaging. Favourite song: The Turn Down, with Walk On By as a close second Least favourite: Honestly, most of the album felt “meh” Album artwork: Very unsettling and kind of creepy

I’d heard peole talk about Thundercat, but never heard him before this. I didn’t know what to expect, but not this. This is goofy, wacky stuff that seems exactly like what that band on Cartoon Network’s “Adventure Time” would play (another thing I’ve never heard before). Or maybe Meat Wad would be part of it? I don’t know. It’s just so silly and goofy, it’s impossible to hate. It’s also impossible to take very seriously, too. I guess it’d be your jam if you want to hang out with sentient food products who make music or kick out the jams with a magical princess and a talking dog or whatever the fuck that show is supposed to be about.

Another album where there is little musical melody with falsetto speak -singing over the top. Don't really get it. Listened to Suicidal Tendencies to see what that was like also...was not a fan. Obviously a talented musician but not for me

Some great synths and nice moments - loved the almost Glass Onion tone changes in Inferno - but not really consistent enough for me overall. Will contemplate another listen, could be a good addition to my Sunday afternoon nap playlist.

When I first read Thundercat, I excitedly assumed Lion-O and Tygra l’s crew had dropped a late 80’s album which had passed me by despite being a fan of the TV show. A bit disappointing to discover that’s not what I was getting TBH. I’d never heard of Thundercat, and dont feel my life was any more emptier for it. I really struggled to get through this album. Frankky, it sounds like something that might be played as background music in a US poolside bar. I’ve probably heard it before but never paid any attention. I guess this is perfectly ok to zone out from over a cocktail, but it’s not something I’d ever actively choose to listen to. I mean it’s creative enough and throws down some interesting noises, plus I guess the Wiz Khalifa track was half decent, which just about edges an additional star. Otherwise it’s just a thoroughly dull listen, devoid of melodies, and driven by that nu-soul sound which has zero appeal to me. I can’t see why anyone would ever say “ooh, I’d like to listen to that again” when there are far better things to do with one’s time. File under “Avoid”.

Vibey! Funky rigs on bass, totally enjoyed. But not the best album of all times, not all songs hot hard.

Musically, a very cool album. Lyrically, wtf

Great production, has some collabs with big name artists. Cool vibes overall. Favorite track: them changes other picks: a fan's mail, show you the way, walk on by, Tokyo

Been exposed to Thundercat a little bit before this. I'm always down for any sort of funk. This album specifically is quite trippy and experimental, definitely taking some influence from psychedelia and mixing it into a pot of jazz & funk. Thundercat almost sounds like Michael McDonald on his vocal tracks, which is funny considering there is literally a track featuring Michael McDonald (and Kenny Loggins too!). Lyrics teeter from introspective to silly, somewhat matching the mood of the album. I always enjoy when Thundercat comes up on my playlists. Jazz fusion specifically has been something that I've been into recently, and you hear a lot of that influence here (and then some). This might not be for everyone though, and that's okay. 23 tracks is a lot to sit through after all.

Relaxing. Sounds like you are sitting in a great, fancy bar or restaurant.

As weird as this was I kinda dug it. I liked the vibe. Very easy listening. Some cool featured artists I wasn’t expecting. Lyrics were a little weird I wasn’t sure if this was satire or legit but yanno what I kinda liked it.

Show you the way. Slick 80-tals soul. I övrigt enformigt och trist. Hyllades när det kom. Jag förstod det inte då och inte heller nu.

I remember when Len Houmous got blind drunk at a Christmas fancy dress party in 1986. He went as Lion-o. I made a vow that day that it would be the last time i would see a drunk thundercat! 2.4

dull, duller than a very dull thing

Just physcadelic noise being weird for the sake of being weird.

Why haven't I heard of Thundercat? This is awesome!

2/5

I enjoyed the experimentation - worth a listen.

J'adore, C'était dans les recommandations de Jacob Collier sur Spotify, je comprends pourquoi

Don’t get the hype. Sounded mostly like Lounge Act music, with the occasional break for some foul language.

On ne se cachera pas que ce n'est pas mon genre. Sa petite voix doucereuse haut perchée n'est pas là pour aider. Un album pour aider à dormir le soir?

J'aime l'unité de l'album, commence sur un même thème musical qui clot aussi, le tout très bien balancé. Beaucoup de commentaires sur l'omniprésence de la technologie, et sur les dépendances (cyber, alcoolisme, toute autre drogue). Les lignes de basses sont plutôt virtuoses (Uh uh) et les séries harmoniques sont un bel hommage au 70-80s r&b comme hall & oates. Un autre album que je redécouvre positivement! Surtout que sa sortie tombant un dimanche, ça fait bien, c'est dansant, c'est festif, c'est léger (malgré les sujets abordés).

Des bons groove. Malheureusement plus écouté dans le background hier, mais ça s’y prêtait bien. Les 23 morceaux par contre, c’est trop. Point bonus pour l’excellente couverture d’album!

Cool record. Not sure if I'd have bought one, but cool nonetheless.

What a nice surprise. Never heard of Thundercat before, and it is basically My Shit. Might went on a little longer than I wanted, but I still nodded my head and tapped my foot the entire hour.

Fun, bonkers, brilliant

Smooth cafe shop vibes

With Thundercat I started off thinking it was great. But it's too splintered to make a good album, just a collection of ideas really. It's overwhelming, and towards the end I was counting down the tracks.

This is an excellent album and paired well with the warm, sunny weather. Them Changes is an incredible song and one we didn't realise was on here, so that was a great surprise. Very smooth, sort of hip hop funky sound.

not really my thing but it's a lot of fun. pharrell is a buzzkill tho.

The highly complex erratic jazz of Uh Uh represents this album's top moments in my mind but this is nicely paired with the more vibey moments such as A Fan’s Mail. Drunk is pretty funny at times too, but is sensible enough to not bring that into every track. I think it could be cut down to a very good 30 minute album. It’s not a long album, but it feels long. Despite the quality of the best material, by the end this quality feels stretched out, lowering the overall experience. A welcome feature like Kendrick’s is during these points a refreshing glass of water in a hot, barren desert. Simply put, the end of this album is boring.

:3

Och wat is dit toch een heeeeerlijke glijplaat! Alle nummers zijn ontzettend kort, en er staan een aantal heerlijke features op(Kendrick, WIZ KHALIFA??? en zelfs Kenny Loggins van Footloose fame) Het hoge aantal nummers zorgt er wel voor dat het ook een beetje een zooitje is af en toe. Daarnaast is dit gewoon ontzettend experimenteel en werkt een heleboel ook gewoon niet zo goed. Dat is het risico met 23(!) nummers op een album van 51 minuten. Soms werkt iets fantastisch en dan baal je dat het nummer alweer voorbij is. Soms werkt het dramatisch en vraag je je af waarom Thundercat tegen je aan het miauwen is. Maar eerlijk? Het grootste deel van dit album werkt heel goed voor me. Ik vibe het wel, merk dat Thundercat ontzettend experimenteel is, maar die basslijnen op dit album zijn gewoon onovertroffen. Let op de lyrics en opeens begrijp je de titel 'Drunk' een stuk beter. Het voelt namelijk ontzettend alsof Thundercat de lyrics straalbezopen opnam, met het miauwen op sommige nummers, het bespreken van de daily routine(Beat my meat, go to sleep) op een andere. Ik weet niet, het sluit voor mij echt perfect aan op het experimentele instrumentale. Een perfect album? Nah zeker niet, maar wel een ontzettend goed album. FAVO: Uh Uh, Show you the way, Walk on by, Tokyo, Friend Zone, Them Changes

He knew exactly what he was doing making this bedroom typa album 👀

Awful.

Interesting. Surprised this came out in 2017. Sounds more like 70’s

- insgesamt fühlt sich das ganze Album einfach nur nach einem Experiment an. Jedes Lied eher kurz, unterschiedliche Ideen drin - für einmal angehört ganz in Ordnung, aber nichts, was ich öfter hören würde, denke ich - holt mich einfach nicht ab insgesamt 1-2/5

very odd but neat

I totally judged this one by the cover before I listened but was pleasantly surprised. What a fun, quirky laid back album that was. And to have a track with Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins! Bonus Star…

Very funky! Loved the collaboration with multiple artists, especially Michael McDonald!

V interesting

Like a fever dream of RnB, hip hop, jazz funk, soft rock and disco. Reminds me of Parliament/Funkadelic and mid-70s Mothers.

Nice chill album to have on in the evening, some tracks I've heard before, I enjoyed hearing them as part of a whole album.

E joyed the album. Good features. Some chill songs I quite enjoyed too. Overall pleasant experience 4/5

Dude is a hell of a bassist. Songs were pretty good but didn’t seem to go in many directions

More vibes and a place to show off bass kicks and geeky references. Flows well, but nothing memorable.

There is literally what sounds like meowing over synth jazz... I am unsure what this is. Maybe I need to come back to it

There's not a bad song on this album. Maybe a song or two isn't fully fleshed out, but I love this shit, and I think it's his best album.

Man, I really have a good time with Thundercat. I wish Frank Zappa was around to collab. He feels like a less weird modern day version.

Very nice. Experimental but also relaxing? Happy to have been exposed.

Loved it. A bizarre but coherent fusion of hip hop, funk, r&b, and jazz. Easy to get lost in the flow of this album. Had a chance to catch Thundercat at The Vogue awhile back, but I passed to watch the Game Of Thrones series finale. What a terrible decision that was 😔

What a pleasant surprise to see this on the list. So re-playable, so eclectic, so much fun. The bass is extraordinary but the other instruments are no slouch. 'Them Changes', 'Lava Lamp', 'Friend Zone', 'Uh Uh' are my favorites, but love pretty much all of this. If you enjoyed this at all, hop on YouTube and look for Thundercat's NPR Tiny Desk Concert. It's a fun listen/watch.

This was a strange and wonderful mix of genres and artists

Decent album.

What wild fever-dream is this? I have never heard this album before and can't understand why I love it so much. This is wild and magical.

Virtuoso bass player Stephen Lee Bruner, aka Thundercat offers a particular kind of psychedelic jazz funk soul fusion with a lot of playful and arty elements to it. Amid the profusion of styles and influences it would be easy to miss the baroque humour, both lyrical and musical. Well worth a listen.

Love Thundercat's shtick! Weirdo music definitely feels personal to me.

No es para mi

fun, light sound. the lyrics were frequently silly.

I’ve never heard of Thundercat before and I was blown away. It’s jazzy and funky and doesn’t take itself too seriously.

I love thundercat and yacht rock

Sound like Frank Zappa made a disco album while singing in a falsetto but somehow still made it uninteresting to the point that none of the songs were distinguishable from each other only worse

Underrated. A really enjoyable, mellow listen. A consistent album in its sound maintaining a calm, musically versed sound throughout. Some big features on here too. A surprisingly good album, 8/10.

Virtuos skill playing the instruments, but definitively not my taste.

Late night while reading Just Kill Me. Home inspection the next day

Goed plaatje voor de hoes, daar niet van. Verder is dit wat non-descripte funk die iets teveel kabbelt en te weinig opvalt. Het gepingel op het keyboard werkt eerder op de zenuwen dan dat het opzweept. Dit is in eerdere decennia veel beter gedaan, dacht ik zo.

Thundercat. Klinkt als powerrock en klus-muziek. Dus...kom maar door! Ow, dit is toch heel anders. Het begint vrij rustig, wordt al snel wat vager met een zachte maar vrij snelle beat over rustige zang. Het lijkt naar R&B te gaan. Maar dan volgt weer losse jazz, wel weer met zo'n snel ritme. Je zou er gek van kunnen worden, maar daar houdt hij rekening mee. De nummers worden kort gehouden. Zo blijft het album allerlei straatjes in duiken en zoeken hoe ver het kan gaan zonder ongemakkelijk te worden. Het slaagt daar wat mij betreft goed in, maar ik kan mij ook goed voorstellen dat het voor anderen de grens overgaat.

Vooraf lees ik de wiki en dan zie ik namen als Wiz Khalifa en Kendrick Lamar en dan verwacht ik meer hedendaagse hiphop. Vervolgens staat er bij dat hij bij de Suicidal Tendencies heeft gespeeld. Huh? Hoe moet ik dat met elkaar verenigen? Maar als ik het dan opzet, dan is het een combinatie van Bruno Mars of Anderson Paak en iets 70s soul, met zang als de Bee Gees. Maar dat gitaarspel, of basspel, dat is wel geniaal moet ik zeggen. Het draait hier veel minder om kale beats, overgeproduceerde geluidjes of hijgerige zang. Ok, de zang is wel zoetgevooisd, maar met minder valse lucht dan de hedendaagse zogenaamde zangeresjes. Deze kerel kan ook zelf echt iets zo te horen. Halverwege het album komt Michael McDonald meezingen, misschien is dat het idd. Een soort Steely Dan meets Doobie Brothers. Op een zomerse ochtend in april is dit prima aan te horen. Virtuoos gitaarspel, zwoele beatjes, een warm synthorgeltje. Zelfs de Daft Punk-achtige computergeluidjes voelen heel vrolijk aan. Dat overgeproduceerde dat er in het begin niet zo was, komt wel meer in het tweede deel van het album. Ik word hier op zich best blij van. Het mist voor mij een hitje (al herken ik vaag wel iets van "Them Changes"), maar ik zit natuurlijk ook vrijwel nooit in dit hokje muziek te luisteren. Jammer dat het tweede deel niet veel van het fijne gitaarspel heeft, het gaat een beetje als een spreekwoordelijke nachtkaars uit zo, ik veer te weinig meer op. Teveel Outkast. Het begon als een 4, maar het gebrek aan gitaar laat het toch weer afzakken naar een 3.

Interesting 😎

Fresh, exciting, bass heavy funk. A little overlong but so much fun.

Agree that this is overrated. There are some standout brilliant moments, but the most that can be said for the rest of the album is that it's like listening to a collection of really good jingles from TV adverts.

Nobody moves!

Overrated

It`s not my thing!

Не ну одна топовая песня а остальное не зашло

Soul in the modern age. Not my bag but manages to sway me at moments.

When I saw the genre breakdown of this album I really thought I was going to enjoy it. At first I was, but as the album progressed, it all start to sound the same. It was cool, just not cool enough. Saying that, I'll still go check out his other stuff.

Thundercat really killed it with this one !!! Incredible bass work, and whenever he uses synths, it also kills. Fun groovy album throughout this all!!

This album's elements are a sweet mix of different genres, providing a nice groovy vibe throughout. I thoroughly enjoyed it, with nice collaborations from Kendrick and, surprisingly, Kenny Loggins?!?!

This album is incredible really glad to have heard it

missold an album here. Not my thing.

I had higher hopes from this album after hearing "Them Changes" an amazing modern funk & soul song. But I was pretty disappointed by what was here. Some cool ideas that don't really go anywhere interesting 6/10 Favourite: Them Changes Least Favourite: Drink Dat

It’s too much of the same thing but it’s a pretty cool, fun, funky listen

A modern Bootsy Collins, if he was into hash and Lorazepam instead LSD and cocaine. Smooth, groovy and relaxed. A great time to unwind and dance to by yourself.

I did not feel the thunder with Thundercat. If anything it was more smooth and slippery.....Slippycat! Other than that though, just really really boring

So groovy

on my birthday❤️❤️ ty music god

I'm alright with this one, was kinda fun Will I listen to again: 35%

Немного не моё но имба

Trendy. Interesting in parts otherwise rubbish

"This is the moment Lion-O has been preparing me for my whole life... The ThunderCats have been our friends for as long as we can remember... They have stuck with us through good times and bad, helping make us who we are today... It's time we repaid their friendship. Let this be a day that will be sung about by our people for ages to come!"

5/10 There is a point at which deconstruction isn't interesting. It's annoying and while I'm sure Mr. Cat had a nice time, I was not invited to his wavelength. update, after the noisy beginning it started getting interesting. it has a post jazz feel that is oddly regimented and is smooth without putting me to sleep. Glad I kept listening...not that glad. 4-1-2025

A generation of young and talented hip hop/funk/soul infused Jazz musicians surrounding him. He doesn't take himself too seriously, it's fun, it's groovy and it is a very enjoyable listen.

Was really caught off guard to have recognized a few of the songs. Will definitely be adding some of the songs to floccinaucinihilipilification. Won’t add the entire album because some of the songs are too short and insubstantial to my listening experience.

Panicked psychedelic elevator music

If Thundercat is this good at bass but still writes songs about playing Mortal Kombat, boy would I love to see him playing Mortal Kombat. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Meh

Walk On By // Tokyo // Friend Zone // Them Changes // 3.5/5

Real good listen, Thundercat is a quirky guy, lots of fun lyrics on here, insane bass playing too.

Ah good to see it in the list. I had this earmarked as a possible for my pick for the 1001 albums expansion list. Absolutely shouldn't have been removed from the book (and leaving the worst LCD album in its place?) One of those records that are best listened to of a piece, few tracks actually stand out, although some obviously do - Them Changes etc. Many tracks don't feel like full songs, although they are fleshed out ideas, hence why it makes more sense to listen to the whole record as one. I've probably criticised bands like Of Montreal of this (and Dirty Projectors only this week) but fact is I do love the inventiveness and much of their work (though not the DPs). This is a great album of soul, funk, jazz and ideas. Not a 5 star but definitely a record I regularly return to. Also he brought Kenny Loggins in from the Danger Zone!!

Despite a three star rating, there are some incredible tracks in this album. You can tell these songs came from a very intelligent and talented person who has been influenced by just about every single genre in existence.

#537. I wouldn't have guessed muzak-rap would be something to come into existence, but here we are. 2/5: meh

If I could give it 2.5, I would. I appreciate the musicianship immensely, but I need a hook. That's why Them Changes really stands out on this record.

Thundercat is a legend. Frequently requested as a collaborator on important albums. This album is enjoyable. There are even some incredible songs, but as a whole, it comes across as simply “ok”. An album I’d listen to if you played it, but likely wouldn’t put it on.

While I do enjoy a handful of Thundercat’s singles, he’s not really an artist I look to for great album experiences. They are often pretty good with a few absolute stand-out singles. Them Changes and Walk On By are the “take-home” singles on Drunk and the rest is fine, but not enough for me to revisit the whole album. But Them Changes and Walk On By are so incredible that I can’t rate below 3. That and Thundercat’s work with other artists (Kendrick, Mac Miller, Anderson .Paak just to name a few) is more than enough for him to warrant a mention on such a list.

Cheesy Seventies MOR Soul given a woozy makeover to sound contemporary. Not as fun as that makes it sound.

Drunk is anything but. This is a very tight, accomplished album. Thundercat has the ability to allow his bass to drift through the songs, yet keeps it tight with the production and vocals. Mark King for the cool kids.

This is like the worst of King Crimson without KC's redeeming features. KC has no redeeming features.

This felt like listening to someone read out text messages between stoned GenZers. Simultaneously wacky while also humdrum and uninteresting. Sort of experimental R&B with dizzy, stream-of-consciousness feel to it but for me it walked the line between being interesting and infuriating. I absolutely love that front cover though, made me want to like it more than I ultimately did. But for 21st-century R&B you can do a LOT worse than this, in my book.

I really like this album. The bass instrumentals keeps you engaged and interested throughout the whole album. At first I disliked Thundercat's singing style but it gets better and actually good when you get used to it. This is an album that seems like you either love or hate.

Interesting, but not really compelling.

Thundercat was interviewed for the Yacht Rock documentary and after listening to this I totally get why. Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald are even on this album. Never heard of him until then. Definitely a jazzy, laid back, and harmonious groove. I enjoyed this album the more I listened to it. Very cool vibes.

hmm, naja; ist mir zu wischi-waschi

this was truly great. i don’t think i can let myself give it below 5. truly incredible as a full work, and was able to get some hits out of it. the instrumentals are obviously the stand out here and are so damn good. i feel like it feels like a modern day combo of Zappa and Wonder. and it’s so fun too

Such a weird little gem. It’s like stream of conscious cool jazz. It’s a throwback tribute to the late 70s/early 80s liteFM sound. Calm, peaceful and trippy. Sometimes funny, sometimes intimate. And then he’ll just start meowing over some quiet storm r&b. It’s bizarre and wonderful. Nice to see this on the list. It’s a unique treat all the way through. This made me a fan.

I was not previously familiar with the artist or album. This was mostly interesting because of the varied sounds and genres represented, but overall it was just ok. I am glad for having heard it once, but I doubt I would come back to it.

I absolutely LOVE thundercat so when I got this album I was so happy, he's my favorite bassist hands down and this album is fantastic

A fantastic trippy R&B/hip hop experience. My favorite parts of Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp A Butterfly" were the bass tone and production, and this album is a full hour of that. Coupled with some very funny and memorable lyrics, this album is like organized chaos of samples and songs that are a blast to listen to

Sometimes you know an album will be 5 stars the moment you turn it on

Cover art is polar opposite of this yacht r&b snoozer

Very fine!

it's a vibe. overall pleasant listen, i don't think i added too many to my playlist

I looked forward to this more than I enjoyed it

respect for the style it’s just not mine

Kind of like a cross between Kendrick (fittingly) and the Wii soundtrack. Enjoyed it much more than I anticipated, probably 3.5

Odd

Nice if a little strange. Jokey kinda music 6/10

Interesting listen and clearly talented

Thundercat slaps the bass hard and writes some funny/clever lyrics in this one. I liked this album overall, but don't think I'd go back and listen to a lot of the songs on here. Them Changes is forever a bop, though.

Friend Zone slaps. Them Changes is pretty good. The whole rest of the album is fun but not at all enjoyable to listen to. It all sounds the dang same. Specifically the vocals. Very tiresome.

Really got on my nerves

Couldn't believe it when this chump fucking meowed through a song haha. Rubbish lyrics, and his voice annoys me.

Thundercats are on the move Thundercats are loose Feel the magic, hear the roar Thundercats are loose Thunder, thunder, thunder, Thundercats Thunder, thunder, thunder, Thundercats Thunder, thunder, thunder, Thundercats Thunder, thunder, thunder, Thundercats! Someone in this group got sucked off by Mum-Ra on my stag do but I’m not a tout.

I've seen him live a couple of times when he played with Suicidal Tendencies. I didn't know his solo work. This album sounds completely different. It's not about the songs, but about the atmosphere. It doesn't really sound like anything else. So bonus points for creativity. It's like Parliament meets Zappa meets Steely Dan. Weird combination. The singing is not very good. I hate the falsetto. He uses an annoying effect pedal on his bass a lot. That's what makes the album sound so different. Favorite song: where I'm going.

I’m not familiar with Thundercat or this album, but I’m pretty sure I’ve seen this album cover several times. I have no idea what this album is going to sound like, but I’m a young and hip 40-year-old, so I think there’s a good chance that I’ll enjoy this album. Time to get Drunk on a Monday! I admire this album’s unique sound, but it really wasn’t for me. Musically, some songs would start off in a way that I thought would interest me, but then the sound would change, and the elements that hooked me in would either disappear or be replaced by something else that I didn’t care for. The best example of this was on “Bus In The Streets;” I liked the tinkling melody that was used in the beginning of the song, but that sound faded away and was replaced by more drums and bass. I wasn’t a big fan of the vocals either, and since I wasn’t interested in the music or the singing, I didn’t pay much attention to the lyrics. However, I did enjoy “Lava Lamp.” I really liked the chill atmosphere, and the music and vocals were really pleasant. The guest appearances by Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins on “Show You The Way” were really cool too. Those guys really fit the funky and jazzy vibe of the song. If Thundercat could have gotten Donald Fagen too, this album might have been included as a free gift when you purchased a pair of white New Balance shoes. Overall though, this album really wasn’t for me. For an album filled with fairly short songs, it felt pretty tedious and failed to really grab my attention. I respect the vision, but the execution was just something that I wasn’t interested in.

Couldn't get into it

Honestly, I have no idea how to rate this album. I have never heard anything like this before, modern jazz meets soul and rap ina very quirky packaging. Every song was balancing on the line of weirdness/greatness, heavily leaning to the former time and time again. I would certainly listen to it again, with a different mindset, but it's hard to say I liked it so far. It has something magnetic in the way it's recorded, that another chance is basically given. Until then a placeholder, generic note is most suitable.

Goku fucking ruined me

No song stood out but it was still a pretty weird and nice album to listen to. I liked it.

Those beats are incredible

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I unexpectedly liked this. I wasn't expecting to based on the description, but the songs were nicely paced, and the lyrics were entertaining. Saw a review comparing this to the YouTube video "A Brief History of Japan" and honestly that is spot-on as far as overall vibes go.

Honestly, the vibes are on point. And the musical ideas of the album are pretty good! A mix of funk, soul, driven by modern electronics. The issue is it sounds too mathematically perfect, so fake that it's almost robotic. It reminds me a bit of Jacob Collier's music, which I also really dislike because it's so mathematically perfect, and gives everything just an unsettling kind of feel. On top of all of that, this is just super weird. He's using slang in his songs, and it's like hearing your grandpa say, "lit". Nothing about his singing makes me want to listen more. And I think it's really telling that some of the features on the album end up being the best parts. Kendrick nearly saves the song he appears on. Wiz Khalifa's parts in his song are also really good. Ironically, my favorite song is only Thundercat, but it's also the one that feels the most real and avoids most of the weirdness going on in the rest of the album. Favorite Song(s): Lava Lamp

3 - So I've seen thunder cat live and was blown away, but I think I just much prefer him live to the studio album. It was like just some space jingles tbh

Just a very fun album. I would say the first 15 songs are all pretty enjoyable, though only a few standouts until the fantastic Them Changes. Last few tracks kinda fall off for me which is a shame, could've been closer to a 5 without them. 4/5

Очень приятный исполнитель со смесью жанров, до этого не слышал его

First off, I will admit this album is outside my usual musical wheelhouse (but I suppose that is the point of this project). My initial thought was that if someone with a musical meatgrinder threw in some deep soul, a helping of acid funk, a side of cool jazz, with a dash of synth new wave, the result would be the eclectic Frankenstein of late 70s and early 80s sound that is "Drunk." With only 16 out of 23 tracks exceeding two and a half minutes, the album often shifts pace. At times, silly (dreaming about being a cat, Japanese pop culture, and school yard level humour), however, there are touching songs too, such as "Lava Lamp" and "3AM" that help balance out the album. And much like the mix of musical styles, the album features an array of guest musicians, including Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins on ("Show You The Way), and others such as Pharrell, Wiz Khalifa, and Kendrick Lamar. Overall, the album's solid production, while occasionally repetitive, is carried by the standout tracks to make it a worthwhile experience... for those willing to embrace its chaotic nature.

The album is, while a little longer than most, not actually that long. Just over fifty minutes is a respectable time for a record. The length issue is that of the number of tracks. You’re cramming (yes cramming) 23 songs onto an album that doesn’t reach an hour and it feels bloated. Expand your stronger songs. Expand “Uh Uh”. Expand “Jethro”. Get rid of “Rabbot Ho”, “Day & Night”, and “I Am Crazy”. It made everything feel a little directionless, which, maybe, is what he’s going for. He does a very good job of the avant-garde singing style and songwriting in a way that feels sporadic and can also satisfy the basic needs. There’s nothing annoying here. In fact, all songs are good. Some could have been better. I enjoyed this very much, though. Phun, phun, phun. 4/5

So much fun. Def want to listen more times to pick faves. 4.5

Lekker man

I'm not sure how to take this album. Is it serious? Is it satire? Not that either is bad. But I get a Ween vibe from this record. Where every other song is serious, and then the others are goofy. But all done well. It's like R&B hip hop Ween. I actually enjoyed this record. Not that it's my favorite or its ground breaking, but this is the type of record that deserves to be on this list. It's doing something different. Production is pretty good. The flaw in this record is that it's under an hour and has 25 songs on it... And it does fele like an eternity. A lot of the songs sound the same. Sooo, it's nice when there are little switch up's in the song directions every odd song. Could triplm the fat.

Cool vibes jazzy

Album started off goofy and I lost hope, but there's actually some good R&B in here. Probably a 2/5. A Fan's Mail (Tron Song Suite III) is actually kinda funny.

Favorite Track: Them Changes

I'm intrigued... not sure if in a good or bad way.

Thundercat is so weird and awesome. Nothing else to really say apart from damn those are some real bass skills.

My first time listening to a solo Thundercat record, I went in with high expectations after hearing his contributions on "To Pimp a Butterfly". I was slightly disappointed that "Drunk" wasn't a bit more high-energy, but I did enjoy some of the mellow and atmospheric vibes nonetheless. Favorite song was the K.Dot feature.

Good.

meehhh was excepting more considering how huge is thundercats name. 3.20

Helt underhållande, inte så seriöst hela tiden vilket är ett plus. Har sina stunder

This was so weird. There's a video where I guy sings all about this history of Japan and it really reminded me of that....this was enjoyable I think but I feel like I need multiple listens to appreciate it

I love this album enough to own the hard to open vinyl box. It's great with a variety of beats and lyrics. A lot of it is kind of funny and some of those songs are on my normal rotation playlist. For me this is a perfect album with every song being one that I really enjoy and can get into. It's very chilled out and not overbearing, I love it and will listen to it many more times.

Wild, weird, colorful, and creative. A great mix of psychedelia, soul, jazz, and hip-hop. Best song: Inferno

Zappa-esque. Funny in parts. Not my thing

This wasn’t bad. Not my usual kind of music. Nothing memorable though.

Is it weird that I saw this guy's name and immediately thought he was Thunderclap Newman? I really don't know what the hell to make of this. Is it a sincere attempt at a concept album? Is it a parody of the genres it attempts? Is it both? Yes? What the hell is the album cover? Why did it feel like a poster for an Eric Andre standup special? What the hell is this? It's albums like these that make me have to stop and think back on my initial reaction. That reaction is usually like the above - confusion, a little bit of frustration, and a whole lot of questions. Specific for this album, I thought this was well-produced but that the concept of the album was a little underdeveloped and scattered. Simply, I just didn't get it. But then I step back and think - "Why didn't I like it? Because I don't understand it? Because it's different to what I usually listen to? Why is it so acclaimed in its genre? There has to be a reason." It's in these moments that I feel like I just have to give it the benefit of the doubt and hand it three stars. Which is what I'm going to do because honestly, I don't know what else makes sense. Standout Tracks: Uh Uh, Walk On By, Friend Zone,

His voice was way too ethereal. At times, I couldn’t hear him over the bass. I thought I had my sound levels calibrated incorrectly. I was bored listening to this.

Weird not sure what's going on here

I really like the feel and vibe of Thundercat--including how a lot of the songs are relatively quick. The album also flows really well. Would be a 3.5 for me, but bumping for the sick bass he plays.

Eh, pretty boring. Saw him live once and was not impressed. Crazy talented bassist but he plays it so crazily and all over the place it just sounds like if someone picked up a bass and moved their hands all over the place while plucking as many strings as possible as fast as they could. Only a couple good ones on this album, so 2.3/5 rounding down to a 2 ⭐️ ⭐️

Sounds okay, still not too catchy

Thundercat doing what he does best in a fun manner. I hate that this mid-2010's hip-hop/soul/jazz fusion is starting to fade away.

Yuck. Soggy, saccharine, soporific.

Really cool

This bass-wizard Thundercat made a funky space-trip. Soul-searching grooves to trap-funk magic.

Waaaaaaaaaaay too many songs, but I love that he's pushing RnB and Hip Hop in a direction like this. What an amazing bass player by the way!

I think I expected to like this more than I did. The stand out songs were the hits I'd heard on the radio before.

Pleasant surprise to see this in here. A bit over the top on the bass sometimes, but some magic moments.

Hard work. Enjoyed some of his stuff I have heard on the radio. But overall not my bag!

Mellow relaxing tunes from Thundercat nothing to dislike in my head

An outstanding piece of work 2 eyes above the water lurk Jazz infused hip-hop beat Thundercat where those two meet Please don't jibe I love this vibe I loved it when it came out Love it even more now I'm devout

Good music. Good singer. Keep the stupid rap out of the music, even better artist.

He is an extremely talented bass player and the album really helps solidify that. The songs are kind of lacking and rather slow. Overall it’s interesting, but not as good as it could be. 3/5 Might listen again

A classic. Funky and unfettered

Magic!

leans very heavily on a Frank Zappa vibe at the start ( in fact I thought it was a Frank sample first go round), which is not necessarily a bad thing. I like that it weaves about across genres and style and I will certainly be looking out more of his work.

So fucking clean! This album is a masterpiece of tight grooves. It's one of those albums that you KNOW is good, even if you don't love every song. I will admit, I wish it were maybe 10 percent more "normal." IE the music itself is a little too eccentric and unpredictable for me at times. But still, can't knock it.

Sexy music made by nerds for nerds. I loved this when it came out; I love it now. It's so funky and smooth. Thundercat is a phenomenal bass player. The combination of jazz, r and b, and hip-hop just hits a sweet spot for me. He's undoubtedly a weird dude, but it feels like more of a genuine weirdness. This is who he is, living his best life. This is as opposed to Zappa, who used weirdness to provoke in a way that felt disingenuous. Also, Michael McDonald? That's a killer guest spot.

I respect the artistic choices being made and appreciate that this album exists, but it's not necessarily one I'm reaching to play again or picking up on vinyl.

How many stupid joke albums are on this fucking list?

This 51 minutes felt like 5 hours. Too many songs that all have the same warbly, dissonant jazz chords. Not a fan of the man’s singing voice either. I was listening to this on a drive with my wife and when “Uh Uh” came on she said “what the hell are we listening to?” I was nervous for a minute she had developed telepathy because I was thinking the same thing.

Any album featuring Kenny Loggins and Kendrick Lamar has to get points for eclecticism. Unfortunately the whole record sounds like Kenny Loggins with naughty rap lyrics. Too smooth, too ridiculous, too boring. Thundercat can play the bass with the best of them, but his songwriting is not my thing.

I wasn't really familiar with this at all until this morning. I had seen this album cover a bunch of times but never listened to the album. First thought I had after about 5 songs was 'god damn Stephen Bruner can play bass'. I like the instrumentation, although it is a little too digital for my taste. There's a lot going on and it is well done but I think the reliance on digital sounds was a little too much. You're obviously a good musician, play real instruments. But even the real instruments are so processed they sound like a synth. I liked the more instrumental jazzy and funky songs more than the hip hop or what could even be called easy listening songs. The lyrics throughout are not great, but better than what you would get with a standard hip hop album I guess. But I was definitely ready to be done with this album before it was over. 2.75 and will round up to 3/5.

already listened to it. my favourite thundercat album and very underrated

Jazzy pop/rock.

Eclectic, psycho poppy

cool album and definitely unique. thundercat's bass playing is, of course, the highlight here. it's fun and funky and he is showing off a lot of his technical prowess here. a lot of the songs here are fun too, the highlights for me being, 'them changes,' and 'friend zone.' that being said, there's not really anything here that takes it from purely good to great. it's an interesting album and i don't think it ever gets boring, but it also doesn't blow me away either.

This is starting out delightfully strange. This is my jam. Loving the electro bebop.

I don't like pop music enough to like any of this album, and while listening I got a distinct feeling of lostness. It wants to be fun but isn't fun. Tries to fill the gaps with memes. Doomscrolling: the album? music: hated. (⌐■_■)

This was a real hoot, to me. My friend called it “doom scrolling: the album”, in a bad way, but hey. Maybe there’s merit in making an obviously high effort artistic representation in an obviously low effort cultural phenomenon, even if it’s a negative one, huh???

it was aite IMO but cool to hear his stuff!!

"I wanna be a cat (meow meow, meow meow)" - A Fan's Mail I'm honestly gonna give this album a 5/5. it hits all the marks: groovy, funky, feel good, goofy, and other ones too. it just makes me feel good, as well as the music sounding amazing by itself.

Pretty good

Thundercats is a god. This was actually one of my fav albums from 2017 so I'm pretty familiar with it already. So many absolute jams from this album.

Not for me, this one. Some decent sounds but considered turning it off a couple times. Not sure why this is on the list.

snoozefest i cant make it through half the album lmao

It’s good if you ignore the lyrics

That's a classic

The duality of Thundercat, one of the best bassists around but his lyrics man, they're really quite bad. I honestly feel this could've been amazing if it was just an instrumental album

i’m not gonna lie this is fire sounds like bill wurtz sometimes miss that guy

Pre-listening thoughts: I just think of when Them Changes trended on tik tok and people couldn’t agree on what the song looked like Post/during listening thoughts: applause for the fart in the first full length song. I did have to listen to this twice because I made the mistake of listening to this at work on the speaker where I was distracted and there are lots of loud noises to drown the music out. This is such an interesting blend of genres. You’ve got soul, lofi, RnB, yacht rock, and jazz all kind of melded in this album. Not to mention the features. Crazy to have Michael McDonald and Kendrick Lamar on the same album. This was a great listen though. My only complaint is some of the songs kind of seep together just due to song length + the large quantity of songs on this album. 8/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: nah Fav tracks: Captain Stupido, Jethro, Show You the Way, Walk on By, Blackkk, Them Changes, Drink Dat Least fav tracks: Tokyo

Fantastic album. Great bass work.

Good craic altogether

Thundercats HOOOOOOOOOOOO!

The lyrics to "A Fan's Mail": Meow, meow Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow Meow, meow Meow I wish I had nine lives I bet it feels real nice Sitting in the sun Letting the rains wash over me No one watching over me I do what I want Everybody wants to be a cat It's cool to be a cat Everything the light touches It's where I would roam My roar would be so powerful I would scare off everything Cool to be a cat (meow, meow, meow, meow) Cool to be a cat (meow, meow, meow, meow) Cool to be a cat (meow, meow, meow, meow) Cool to be a cat Meow, meow Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow Meow, meow Meow, meow Meow, meow

Trippy.

This is pretty cool.

First of all, this is high class music! But there's no denying that the production was a huge pain, like, 23 tracks? Seriously? Some of them are unnecessary and some good song ideas are criminally short and underused. I'm going to give it 3 stars today, but the sound of this album had the potential to be 5. Happy New Year to everyone reading this!

Very nice.

I found this album sooo boring to listen to. So much so that it actually di di di di did my head in.

Entertaining... Some cool tunes... But the burp bro... I didn't like that... And I was enjoying the fucking song...

A wild ride across myriad genres. Fun and playful as well as pointed.

I thought it went a little bit too long, but I liked the energy.

8.03

I can only assume one version of this book was written by Thundercat and he’s managed to sneak himself in. Score: 1/5

idk why i was surprised that zack fox was involved with this. not only are they friends but the sillier track are so zack fox coded, they feel like they're written by him. thundercat is for sure one of the best bassist in recent memory and this album is a testament to that. stupid asl but still very enjoyable

I have exceeded my limit for listening to generic R&B songs for one day. On another day, this may have earned a second star, but this list has been full of bland R&B recently and I've heard enough.

This somehow managed to be both chaotic and boring. Not for me

Dreamy

Never heard of Thundercat before outside the cartoon. It reminded me a bit of the Frank Ocean Channel Orange album although not as good (although to be fair i have listened to Orange many times). Listened a couple of times and whilst I enjoyed its eclectic nature nothing really jumped out at me. With more time I am sure it will grow on me - but sadly I don't got more time.

Surprised to see this on the list but gives me hope about whoever is adding new entries to this list. This album is not by an iconic artist or does not have a flashy hit song but damn it's so good.

No, just no. What a terrible time 2017 was to be alive.

Good name. Good tunes. Good vibe. Simpsons: No

I enjoyed the chilled vibes of this, yet I felt like it could have been more interesting than it was. Going be generous and give 4 stars.

I understand why some might enjoy this, but it felt scattered to me. Perhaps if I ever tried hallucinogenic drugs, this album would make more sense.

I think I left my wallet in the club. I really like this, it’s different and a vibe and I can tell the guys enjoying himself. Really enjoyed Tokyo and the collabs with K Dot and Wiz Khalifa but the whole album was really fun. I was going to see Thundercat play a gig but couldn’t for some reason, would like to at some point after this.

This is probably some of the most soulless rnb music I’ve heard. The music itself is fine but it’s disappointing because It feels very commercial, i don’t get much sense of the artist’s emotion, passion, or care for the genre or subject matter.

Sounds like Prince, but recorded in a bedroom.

# Playlist track - Tokyo # Notes - I fully understand that this mix of Jazz, Hip Hop & Soul is not for everyone. It takes some time to kind of listen to all of the weird layers and references included in this thing. But boy, you'll be happy you did. - This took me a good 4 or 5 runs to get used to, and I enjoyed all of them. - Yeah. It's music for weird people. But I'm weird, so it works out.

3.9

Good but not great. I like some Thundercat songs but I only added a couple off this album.

Ad ora è da 3, ma prevedo che ai prossimi ascolti si alzerà, il sound mi affascina molto

Very weird but definitely good.

Reeks of 6music. Some early tracks hooked ne in and I like the commitment to the short snappy pop song but the momentum quickly died

How would I describe this? Surprising. Imagine if George Clinton, Keiichi Suzuki, "Hip" Tanaka, and Weather Report had a foursome while MGMT and Phoenix watched. My 2024 Spotify Wrapped is going to be so weird

• 2/5 • Enjoyed some of the rhythms and instrumental elements; didn’t care for the falsetto vocals or lyrics

Incredible never heard this before or even knew who this was. But it was an audible journey that I really enjoyed

Lovely instrumentation. The harmonies really helped to offset the silliness. Most songs are just so short.

jazzy chill and weird

Samey

I definitely know of thundercat and respect him very much. Never really listened to any of his music fully. This is good stuff.

Yacht prog is a comfortable place to hang out in for a while. This is a pool of smooth with the homogeneity that implies. The peppering of humour is appealing, as is the consternation on Thundercat’s face in the superb cover photo.

I had a whole review drafted, just disappeared! In brief - very silly, Alexander O'Neal-ass production, nah

Such great, groovy bass playing, if only the lyrics weren't absolute doo-doo.

Pleasant enough, despite some of the lyrics. Found it a bit boring for my taste though. Won’t need to hear it again.

It’s like Mac DeMarco meets childish gambino. Hearing Michael McDonald’s and Kendrick Lamar on the same album was not on my bingo card. I appreciate how eclectic it is but part of me feels like he’s working too hard to keep me on my toes. Obviously, the bass lines are virtuosic, which is easily hidden because of how common it is to farm the rhythm section out to a computer. Not my taste in the end, with the sustained jazzy tones and all, but I respect it.

Newly-minted Thundercat fan here. Three listens and it keeps getting better

Exactly the kind of thing I can get behind to show off some originality and self expression. It only needs lots more originality and better self expression.

This is #day103 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge and... given the year this was released and the genre of music, I expected this to be a soulless pile of crap. Well, it almost wasn't. Still, I'm not sure this should be on the list. I'm giving it a 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day104.

This is America, and America has truly gone to shit!

Я знаю о его существовании с, собственно, релиз цикла этого самого альбома: "Это же тот чел, продюссер ТПАБ!" И мое отношение к этому дядьке было несколько натянутое: с одной стороны музыка у него приятная, но как будто пустая? Где панч? А потом я случайным образом побывал на его выступлении на фестивале - и это было абсолютно бомбически. Энергии, которая там витала, не было на больших рок-рок концертах больших-больших рок звезд. Каждый раз, когда я слушаю его музыку теперь, и слышу этот смачный бас - я там, на этой закрытой и душной площадке, с шутками-прибаутками, историями, любовью для всех, плачущими фанатами, которым подписали винил, и т.д.. Лучшая песня - Them Changes.

I had to throw out Thundercat from a bar I worked at at SXSW 2023 for being way too drunk. Pissed as he was, he kept demanding me and asking me if I knew who he was. Of course I knew. So this album is 5* but it gets dinged by 1 because of that.

if you aren't familiar with the cultural phenomenon known as adult swim, this record's humor may be a bit lost on you, as much of it is quite implicitly coded in the trademark style adult swim shows are well-known for. like those shows, it embraces the brand of humor that is a bit crass, generally unserious, but hugely appealing due to its down-to-earth, pedestrian nature. thundercat's character is weird, not always likeable, and sometimes kind of repugnant. but he's clearly just a down-to-earth dude most of us wouldn't mind chilling with. the stories he tells and the tangents he shares paint familiar life situations most people have probably dealt with. despite the record's humorous nature, it doesn't compromise artistry for the sake of a joke. its instrumentation is incredibly creative, offering a bright palette of adventurous soul arrangements. it is a wild musical journey with thrilling highs and emotional lows. the record doesn't really let go of its energy, until it decides that enough is enough, and it's time to go to bed. it may be underwhelming to some, but to me it further adds to the authenticity of its humanity.

Beetje saai

The first song was a bit of a mine bender, but after that extra nice

Love thunder cat and this was a lovely listen