Album Thoughts
My first exposure to Thundercat was on To Pimp a Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar > *To Pimp a Butterfly*, so I'm definitely looking forward to hearing more!
Song Notes
Lost in Space _ Great Scott _ 22-26
- A very smooth intro to this album. For the complexity of what’s being played, it’s very subtle.
Interstellar Love
- I did not notice the transition here, and were it not for the tempo increase, would have missed it entirely.
I Love Louis Cole
- This sounds like an R&B cover of a song from a Kirby game, and it rules.
Black Qualls
- I love the tone change where things get more defined and the bass gets slappier.
Miguel’s Happy Dance
- The melody here wanders around a lot. I can’t find where it resolves to at all, which is disorienting in an interesting way.
How Sway
- Another song from a Kirby game, especially with how frantic it is.
Funny Thing
- WHOA, the effect on the bass here is insane. It’s so gloopy and weird!!
- It’s so happy and fun, but like in a wistful way.
Overseas
- Romance on an airplane, apparently!
- The skit at the end is amusing.
Dragonball Durag
- The way the bass climbs up and down gives a nice wavy feel.
How I Feel
- Ethereal and dreamy. I could see using this one in particular as a D&D background song if I could loop it right…
King of the Hill
- I feel like the brass could be a lot more present and still maintain the chill atmosphere! It’s great, don’t get me wrong, but there could be so much more!
Unrequited Love
- Oh man, something about this one, maybe the heartbeat drums, is really hittin’.
Fair Chance
- Oooh, I had to pause for a while to take care of stuff for work and this was sooooo calming.
Existential Dread
- More of an interlude, but a really nice one.
It Is What It Is
- Oh, the intro to this is so nice, especially the way it hangs for a moment before resolving.
- There’s so something about the way the chromaticism plays in this one is so nice.
General Thoughts
- This definitely feels like music for people who love technical music, but in like, a really listenable way.
- It’s very easy to just let this wash over you, feel the currents and just get a bit of a feel for where it’s going.
- There’s a lot of collaboration on this album, which is really neat. I don’t pay much attention to collab songs, but I do appreciate seeing them.
- The falsetto vocal harmonies work really nicely to sell a really chill atmosphere.