Thundercat debuts new single “Friend Zone”
Today, Grammy-winning bassist & singer Thundercat released a new aural treat for fans from new album Drunk. The humorous lament on the antithesis of Valentines Day romancethe dreaded “friend zone” was produced by Mono/Poly.
Friend Zone is the latest track from Thundercats third full-length studio album Drunk, out February 24 on Brainfeeder. The album is a 23-track epic journey into the often hilarious, sometimes dark mind of the singer/bassist and finds a few of his friends joining him along the way including: Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Wiz Khalifa, Kamasi Washington and Brainfeeder honcho Flying Lotus.
Drunk is the follow up to Thundercat’s The Beyond / Where The Giants Roam. The album features fan favorite tracks Bus In These Streets and Them Changes and the widely praised single Show You The Way featuring Michael McDonald & Kenny Loggins.
THUNDERCAT is the alter ego of virtuosic bassist / singer Stephen Bruner. The South Los Angeles-native has released two critically acclaimed full-length albums on Brainfeeder Records and mini-album The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam. Thundercat has also made contributions to landmark albums by Kamasi Washington (The Epic) and Kendrick Lamar (To Pimp A Butterfly).
Bruner found his instrument at the age of 4. That made him a late-bloomer in the house of Ronald, Sr., who drummed with the Temptations among others. He joined thrash legends Suicidal Tendencies as a teenager, and spent road and studio time with everyone from Stanley Clarke to Snoop Dogg to Erykah Badu. Eventually the name Thundercat stuck, a reference to the cartoon hes loved since childhood and an extension of Bruners wide-eyed, vibrant, often superhuman approach to his craft.
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2.14 The Independent – San Francisco, CA *sold out
2.16 Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR *sold out
2.17 Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC *sold out
2.18 Wild Buffalo – Bellingham, WA *sold out
2.19 Barboza – Seattle, WA *sold out
2.21 Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT
2.22 Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO
2.24 Fine Line Music Cafe – Minneapolis, MN
2.25 Concord Music Hall – Chicago, IL
2.26 Magic Stick – Detroit, MI
2.28 Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON
3.01 SAT – Montreal, QC
3.02 Paradise – Boston, MA *sold out
3.03 Irving Plaza – New York, NY *sold out
3.04 Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA
3.05 U Street Music Hall – Washington, DC *sold out
3.07 Terminal West – Atlanta, GA
3.08 Exit In – Nashville, TN
3.10 Buku Music + Art Project – New Orleans, LA
3.11 Warehouse Live – Houston, TX
3.12 Trees – Dallas, TX
3.16 Barby Club – Tel Aviv, Israel *sold out
3.18 Niebo Club Warsaw, Poland
3.19 Yaam Berlin, Germany
3.20 Mojo Hamburg, Germany
3.21 CBE Cologne, Germany
3.22 Thekla Bristol, UK *sold out
3.23 Gorilla Manchester, UK *sold out
3.24 Invisible Wind Factory Liverpool, UK *sold out
3.27 Vicar Street Dublin, Rep. Of Ireland
3.28 Heaven London, UK *sold out
3.29 La Cartonnerie Reims, France
3.30 Trabendo Paris, France
4.01 Fri-Son Fribourg, Switzerland
4.02 Theater Moods Zurich, Switzerland
4.03 Atelier Babylon Bratislava, Slovakia
4.04 Porgy & Bess Vienna, Austria
4.05 Lucerna Music Bar Prague, Czech Republic
4.07 Motel Mozaique Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands
4.08 Transition Festival Utrecht, Netherlands
4.09 BRDCST Festival Brussels, Belgium
4.15 Indio, CA Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
4.22 Indio, CA Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
4.27 Liquid Room – Tokyo, Japan
4.28 Blue Note – Nagoya, Japan
4.29 Conpass – Osaka, Japan
4.30 Metro – Kyoto, Japan
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