THUNDERCAT ANNOUNCES BRAND NEW ALBUM DISTRACTED ARRIVING APRIL 3RD VIA BRAINFEEDER
Six years to the date of his last LP, Thundercat will release his fifth studio album, Distracted, coming out April 3rd via Brainfeeder. The new album features contributions from A$AP Rocky, WILLOW, Tame Impala, Channel Tres, Lil Yachty and a previously unreleased collaboration with the dearly departed Mac Miller. Distracted was primarily created in close collaboration with a new creative partner for Thundercat – the super producer Greg Kurstin, known for his work with some of the biggest names in pop like Adele, Paul McCartney, Sia, Beyoncé, Beck and more – with additional production turns on the record from Flying Lotus, Kenny Beats (Kenneth Blume), and The Lemon Twigs.
Today Thundercat has shared the lead single from Distracted, “I Did This To Myself ft. Lil Yachty”, with additional production from longtime friend and collaborator Flying Lotus.
“Hey, what are you doing tonight?” so opens the groovy “I Did This To Myself (feat. Lil Yachty)”; it’s a question that falls on the deaf ears of a very busy baddie. She likes crystals, has “a big ‘ole ass,” posts a lot on the ‘Gram, and has absolutely no time for either Thunder or Yachty despite their pleas and protests to treat them better. As much as they’d like things to be different, both artists are well aware that they’ve placed themselves in this predicament.
These types of awkward, digitally-influenced situations, typical of 21st century socialization, lie at the heart of Distracted. Falling somewhere between Drunk’s frenzied look at modern life and It Is What It Is’s solemn heartbreak, Distracted is Thundercat finding a comfortable space for himself in the current era. Rather than condemn the current moment, the album sifts through it, addressing the ways distraction can be both a hindrance and a form of healing.
Thundercat Distracted (Brainfeeder)
Tracklisting
- Candlelight
- No More Lies (feat. Tame Impala)
- She Knows Too Much (feat. Mac Miller)
- I Did This To Myself (feat. Lil Yachty)
- Funny Friends (feat. A$AP Rocky)
- What Is Left To Say
- I Wish I Didn’t Waste Your Time
- Anakin Learns His Fat
- Walking On The Moon
- This Thing We Call Love (feat. Channel Tres)
- ThunderWave(feat. WILLOW)
- Pozole
- A.D.D. Through The Roof
- Great Americans
- You Left Without Saying Goodbye
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