Drunk by Thundercat

“I feel weird,” repeats Stephen Bruner on “Captain Stupido”. That’s encouraging because the leftfield moments have always lent his jazz/funk/soft-rock fusions singular charm—even here when he meows through “A Fan’s Mail (Tron Song Suite II)”. By those standards, the melancholy “Walk On By”, with its pensive verse from Kendrick Lamar, and “Show You the Way”—co-starring soft-rock icons Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins—feel irresistibly straightforward, but their velvet melodies are as beguiling as Bruner’s falsetto harmonies.

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8.5 / 10

The third album from bassist/songwriter Thundercat is whimsical and somber, funny and meaningful, sometimes all at once. Drunk's oddball soul confronts the challenge of just trying to live life.

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Thundercat, Brainfeeder, Kendrick Lamar, Drunk, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Pharrell, funk, electronic, Flying Lotus, bass

Thundercat was never going to exist in the background for long.

8.4 / 10

Music like Thundercat’s doesn’t feel like it should be real.

Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell and Kamasi Washington guest on an album of cosmic fun

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A stoner’s wet dream, Thundercat's third album Drunk is a true oddity that meanders along for 50-plus minutes with the narrative levity of a hallucination.

9 / 10

In the four years since Stephen Bruner (aka Thundercat), released his last long-player, Apocalypse, he's become an in-demand session bass pl...

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8 / 10

Thundercat aka Stephen Bruner releases his boldest album to date, and one that forces you to hear his own voice above all others.

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8.6 / 10

'Drunk' by Thundercat, album review by Gregory Adams. The full-length comes out on February 24th via Brainfeeder. Thundercat, plays 2/22 in Denver. CO.

Thundercat’s 23-track third album, Drunk, takes you down a rabbit hole and turfs you out in his lopsided wonderland of funk, soul, hip-hop and soft rock, with guest characters including Lamar, Pharrell, saxophonist Kamasi Washington and Wiz Khalifa.

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Thundercat, AKA Stephen Bruner, may be best known for his nimble bass work that defines key tracks on Flying Lotus and Kendrick Lamar albums – amongst a slew of other studio work that ranges from Erykah Badu to Suicidal Tendencies – but over the past few years he has made some great strides in his solo work.

Album Reviews: Thundercat - Drunk

DrunkArtist: ThundercatGenre: ElectronicLabel: Ninja TuneTime to hear the bassist get wicked.