Apocalypse (Thundercat album)

Apocalypse
Studio album by Thundercat
Released July 9, 2013 (2013-07-09)
Genre Electronic music, jazz fusion
Length 39:59
Label Brainfeeder
Producer Flying Lotus (exec.), Stephen Bruner (also exec.), Mono/Poly, Taylor Graves, Zack Sekoff
Thundercat chronology
The Golden Age of Apocalypse (2011) Apocalypse
(2013)		 The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam (2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Drowned In Sound9/10[3]
MusicOMH[4]
BPM86%[5]
Line of Best Fit8.5/10[6]
Pitchfork8.2/10[7]
Clash Magazine8/10[8]
Consequence of Sound[9]
Exclaim!8/10[10]

Apocalypse is the second studio album by American musician Thundercat. It was released in July 2013 under the label Brainfeeder. The 7th track on the album, "Oh Sheit It's X", was featured on the FlyLo FM station in Grand Theft Auto V. In February 2014 Thundercat released a double video on the "MySpace" website for the 10th and 11th tracks from the album, respectively titled "Evangelion" and "We'll Die", which were both directed by the photographer B+ (Brian Cross), who also shot the album art.[11]

Track list

All tracks written by Thundercat & Flying Lotus, except where noted. All tracks produced by Flying Lotus, except where noted.. 

No. Title Length
1. "Tenfold"   3:04
2. "Heartbreaks + Setbacks" (co-produced with Mono/Poly) 3:23
3. "The Life Aquatic" (written by Thundercat) 2:36
4. "Special Stage"   2:56
5. "Tron Song"   2:34
6. "Seven" (co-produced with Zack Sekoff) 2:16
7. "Oh Sheit It's X"   3:47
8. "Without You" (written by Thundercat) 4:41
9. "Lotus and the Jondy"   4:52
10. "Evangelion"   2:20
11. "We'll Die"   0:55
12. "A Message For Austin/Praise The Lord/Enter The Void"   6:35

References

  1. ↑ "Apocalypse Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  2. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Apocalypse - Thundercat". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  3. ↑ Bloomfield, Phillip (2013-06-21). "Thundercat - Apocalypse". Drownedinsound.com. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  4. ↑ Young, Martyn (2013-06-03). "Thundercat - Apocalypse". Musicomh.com. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  5. ↑ Szatan, Gabriel (2013-07-08). "Album Review". Beatsperminute.com. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  6. ↑ Hunt, El (2013-07-05). "Album Review". Thelineofbestfit.com. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  7. ↑ Natrin, Nate (2013-06-07). "Thundercat - Apocalypse". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  8. ↑ Diver, Mark (2013-06-14). "Thundercat - Apocalypse". Clashmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  9. ↑ Willett, Sam (2013-06-11). "Album Review". Consequenceofsound.net. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  10. ↑ Jones, Kevin (2013-07-05). "Thundercat - Apocalypse". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  11. ↑ Beauchemin, Molly (2014-2-12). "Thundercat-Apocalypse" Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2014-2-17.
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