VIA PRESS RELEASE | Multi-GRAMMY award-winning virtuoso bassist and singer Thundercat will release a very special deluxe edition of his album Apocalypse on March 1st celebrating ten years since its original release in 2013.
The new edition contains two previously unreleased tracks, “Before I loved myself ‘I’ pooped my ankles (true)” recorded with Austin Peralta and Taylor Graves, and “Paris” (with Mono/Poly). The deluxe LP also features special rainbow holographic artwork housed inside a transparent PVC outer slipcase complete with “x-ray” holographic skull print.
Packed with gems including the certified classics “Heartbreaks + Setbacks,” “Lotus and the Jondy,” “Tron Son,” and the all-out cosmic funk bullet “Oh Sheit, It’s X,” Thundercat brings a fusion of pop, soul, electronica, prog rock and funk into an unexplored dimension with his signature bass lines gliding sky high to meet Executive Producer Flying Lotus’ astral touch.
In the wake of its release in 2013, Pitchfork praised the record’s “endearing blend of plainspoken nonchalance and almost limitless musical eccentricity” and gave it an 8.2 rating. The LA Weekly was equally impressed: “Thundercat’s Apocalypse… takes its name from the end of days but sounds more like a new start.” Meanwhile, Complex proclaimed it “the best album of the year… a shimmering collection of celestial funk.”
2023 has been a whirlwind year for Thundercat. Touring highlights included Glastonbury, two sold out shows at Sydney Opera House, more stadium gigs with rock legends Red Hot Chili Peppers and his own North American headline run featuring a show at the iconic Red Rocks amphitheater and a superlative hometown gig at The Greek Theatre in LA with special guests Donald Glover/Childish Gambino, Steve Lacy, Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, Suicidal Tendencies, and more.
He began the year by performing with Lacy on the Grammy telecast, followed up in April with the release of “No More Lies” alongside Kevin Parker, which received praise from Pitchfork, Rolling Stone (#66 in Top 100 Songs of the Year: “a beautifully hazy track”) and The Guardian among many others, and was a BBC Radio 1 Hottest Record. On top of all that, he collaborated with Gorillaz on their album Cracker Island, featured on the stellar title track, starred in the official video and performed with the band at Coachella and at the MTV European Music Awards ceremony.
Thundercat will be back on tour in Europe in Spring 2024. The UK leg takes in Glasgow, Dublin, Manchester, Newcastle, Bristol, Wolverhampton and culminates with a special 4-night residency at KOKO in London.
