Stream the Steve Lacy, Donald Glover and Steve Arrington-featuring ‘Black Qualls’ now.
Thundercat has revealed details of his upcoming fourth studio album.
Entitled It Is What It Is, the prodigious bass guitarist shared during a conversation on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 radio show that his latest body of work will release on April 3rd via longtime label Brainfeeder.
Preceding the project’s full release is its first single which premieres today and taps an all-star cast of collaborators; Donald Glover, The Internet’s Steve Lacy and funk pioneer Steve Arrington of Slave.
‘Black Qualls’ sees the Californian musician further expand upon his ability to seamlessly collate wildly disparate stylistic threads, blending dexterous bass runs and rich chord progressions with an irrefutable penchant for hooks and pop sensibility.
Stream ‘Black Qualls’ and view the album’s track listing and feature credits below.
It Is What It Is
01 Lost In Space / Great Scott / 22-26
02 Innerstellar Love
03 I Love Louis Cole (feat. Louis Cole)
04 Black Qualls (feat. Steve Lacy, Steve Arrington, & Childish Gambino)
05 Miguel’s Happy Dance
06 How Sway
07 Funny Thing
08 Overseas (feat. Zack Fox)
09 Dragonball Durag
10 How I Feel
11 King Of The Hill
12 Unrequited Love
13 Fair Chance (feat. Ty Dolla $ign & Lil B)
14 Existential Dread
15 It Is What It Is
Supporting the project’s release Thundercat will tour extensively throughout North America and Europe between February and April with tickets for all dates available to purchase now. The musician’s scheduled performance at the illustrious Roundhouse in Camden, London will mark his largest UK concert to date.
It Is What It Is releases on via Brainfeeder. Pre-order the album on various formats here.
Words by Sam Wilkinson.
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