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- Thundercat
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- April 3, 2020
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Thundercat’s new LP It Is What It Is picks up where his last full-length, 2017’s Drunk, left off. Like that record It Is What It Is intersperses more fully-formed tracks with scene-setting vignettes.
A quick glance at the tracklisting shows several of the entries here clock in at under two minutes, but this does not reflect a paucity of ideas. Rather, the shorter interludes add light and shade to Thundercat’s already colourful combination of neo-soul, fusion-funk and R ‘n’ B - for instance, the spiritualised cooing of ‘How I Feel’ sets the scene perfectly for the astral yacht-rock jam ‘King Of The Hill’ that follows it.
As is often the case on Thundercat albums, a variety of guest stars appear on It Is What It Is. It’s an intriguing mix of talents here, one that simultaneously expands and refines the album’s sonic universe. The likes of Steve Lacy and Childish Gambino are easy bedfellows for Thundercat’s sound, and along with Steve Arrington they help to construct one of the record’s poppiest joints in ‘Black Qualls’. However, the meeting of Ty Dolla $ign and Lil B on the ultra-smooth ‘Fair Chance’ is delightfully unexpected. KNOWER’s Louis Cole and rap prankster Zack Fox are the other features on It Is What It Is.
Thundercat’s It Is What It Is is both another soulful triumph for the artist and also the sort of record that only he could make.
Photography by Eddie Alcazar
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Lost In Space / Great Scott / 22-26
Thundercat
1:22
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Innerstellar Love
Thundercat
2:41
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I Love Louis Cole
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3:24
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Black Qualls
Thundercat featuring Steve Lacy, Steve Arrington and Childish Gambino
3:09
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Miguel's Happy Dance
Thundercat
2:11
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How Sway
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1:14
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Funny Thing
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1:56
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Overseas
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1:28
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Dragonball Durag
Thundercat
3:01
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How I Feel
Thundercat
1:08
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King Of The Hill
Thundercat
2:51
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Unrequited Love
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3:14
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Fair Chance
Thundercat featuring Ty Dolla $ign and Lil B
3:57
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Existential Dread
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0:51
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It Is What It Is
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5:02
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Lost In Space / Great Scott / 22-26
Innerstellar Love
I Love Louis Cole (feat. Louis Cole)
Black Qualls (feat. Steve Lacy, Steve Arrington, & Childish Gambino)
Miguel's Happy Dance
How Sway
Funny Thing
Overseas (feat. Zack Fox)
Dragonball Durag
How I Feel
King Of The Hill
Unrequited Love
Fair Chance (feat. Ty Dolla $ign & Lil B)
Existential Dread
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