Thundercat Stories

Album Reviews | The Five Best Albums Out April 3

Thundercat - It Is What It IsBassist, producer and songwriter Thundercat has consistently stunned listeners with his unabridged creativity and originality, and his follow-up to 2017s Drunk is no different. It Is What It Is, co-produced by frequent collaborator Flying Lotus, spreads an incredible amount of sounds and ideas across 15 songs, but still flows cohesively....

Pitchfork Music Festival Announces 2020 Lineup

Pitchfork Music Festival returns for its 13th year, taking place at Union Park July 17-19. The eclectic lineup ranges from alternative, indie and hard rock to funk, hip-hop, folk and more.Featuring headliners Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Run The Jewels and The National, the lineup is noticeably missing a significantly older, nostalgic name at the top...

Alex's Top 200 Albums Of 2017

For the last decade or so, Ive rounded up my favorite albums at the years end. Outside of satisfying some nerdy, personal desire of mine, it gives me a reason to revisit each album, spending November and December doing so, inevitably rediscovering some musical gems along the way. As the author of many album...

Late Night Roundup | Foo Fighters with Alice Cooper, Thundercat, Fleet Foxes & More

Watch some of Tomorrows Verses favorite bands hit the promotional late-night television circuit. 1. Fleet Foxes on The Late Show with Stephen ColbertHaving released one of the best albums of 2017, Seattle progressive-folk pioneers Fleet Foxes continue a lengthy tour and stopped by Colberts show to promote Crack-Up. The band brought a gorgeous rendition of Fools Errand,...

Late Night Roundup | War On Drugs, Thundercat, Ryan Adams & alt-J

Watch some of Tomorrows Verses favorite bands hit the promotional late-night television circuit. 1. War On Drugs perform Holding On on Late Show With Stephen Colbert.With a new album out in August, the War On Drugs brought their spacey new single to Colbert. Featuring four guitars and two keyboardists, the song is a densely layered,...

Album Reviews | February 2017 Releases

By: Alex WoodMoon Duo- Occult Architecture, Vol. 1 [2/3]A concept album of sorts, Occult Architecture is intended to represent the dark parts of the cyclical nature of the seasons. Though this may be the inspiration, the record comes off as another set of skuzzy, droning psychedelic songs consisting of simplistic, chugging rhythms and effects-drenched guitars. The...

Notes From The Jazz Underground In Memoriam

This installment of Notes From The Jazz Underground is based on the August 19th broadcast.Regrettably, the theme of this week's playlist was a bit of a downer.  It was an elegy for one of host Paul Abell's oldest friends, Reed, who was murdered in Milwaukee that week.Reed was a fan of...

VIDEO | Kamasi Washington @ Pitchfork 7/15/16

We've already told you about the amazing aftershow that Kamasi and his crew played post-Pitchfork.Now a beautiful, pro-shot video has been offered of "The Rythmn Changes" from his festival set via the Pitchfork YouTube channel.Check it out and see exactly why we think Washington is one of the most exciting...

Pitchfork Music Festival Announces Lineup

Pitchfork Music Festival will take place at Union Park on July 15-17. Today, the festival announced its eclectic lineup, featuring Brian Wilson performing Pet Sounds, Beach House, Sufjan Stevens, Thundercat and more.Each days lineup seems to stick to a certain sound, with Friday featuring the straightforward indie of Beach House, Twin Peaks and Broken...

Listen To Thundercat's Musical Tribute To Paris Following Terrorist Attacks

Thundercat is an especially reflective artist, every recording the man touches seeming to leak emotions and feeling, the virtuoso bassist and mastermind producer combining jazz, funk, R&B and psychedelic tones for an always unique listening experience.A true artist at heart, it should come as no surprise that Thundercat quickly recorded a piece...