Thundercat Enlists Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald for New Song From New Album Drunk: Listen
Thundercat has announced his new album Drunk, the follow-up to 2015’s mini-album The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam and 2013’s Apocalypse. It’s out February 24 via Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder label. The first single is “Show You the Way,” and no kidding, it features guest vocals from yacht rock’s twin pillars, Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald. Listen, and find the album’s incredible artwork and tracklist below. The album also features Kendrick Lamar, Flying Lotus, Kamasi Washington, Pharrell, and Wiz Khalifa; and includes previously released tracks “Them Changes” and “Bus in These Streets.”
During Brainfeeder’s showcase at the Hollywood Bowl last year, McDonald made a surprise appearance alongside Thundercat. Later, Thundercat met Loggins, and they began working on music together. Ultimately, Loggins suggested adding McDonald to “Show You the Way.” As part of a forthcoming interview, the bassist told RBMA:
That song to me is about going down the rabbit hole, taking you to another place… On the edge of dark, there’s the brightest light. It means a lot to me in the sense of… the experience that I’ve had growing up with friends and people that I’ve been around where it’s inviting them into where I come from emotionally. Sometimes it’s a pretty intense thing. The point is how weird things can get. I feel like it’s very funny that, in a way, of course Michael McDonald and Kenny would be there.
A vinyl edition of the album will become available on March 10. It features four red 10” records in a lift-off box. It comes with photography by Eddie Alcazar and artwork by Zack Fox. Thundercat has also announced a world tour behind the album, which includes appearances at this year’s Coachella. Find those dates below.
Drunk:
01 Rabbot Ho
02 Captain Stupido
03 Uh Uh
04 Bus in These Streets
05 A Fan’s Mail (Tron Song Suite II)
06 Lava Lamp
07 Jethro
08 Day & Night
09 Show You The Way [ft. Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins]
10 Walk on By [ft. Kendrick Lamar]
11 Blackkk
12 Tokyo
13 Jameel’s Space Ride
14 Friend Zone
15 Them Changes
16 Where I’m Going
17 Drink Dat [ft. Wiz Khalifa]
18 Inferno
19 I Am Crazy
20 3AM
21 Drunk
22 The Turn Down [ft. Pharrell]
23 DUI
Thundercat:
02-13 San Francisco, CA – The Independent
02-14 San Francisco, CA – The Independent
02-16 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
02-17 Vancouver, British Columbia – Rickshaw Theatre
02-18 Bellingham, WA – Wild Buffalo
02-19 Seattle, WA – Barboza
02-21 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
02-22 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
02-24 Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Cafe
02-25 Chicago, IL – Concord Music Hall
02-26 Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
02-28 Toronto, Ontario – Danforth Music Hall
03-01 Montreal, Quebec – SAT
03-02 Boston, MA – Paradise
03-03 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
03-04 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
03-05 Washington, DC – U Street Music Hall
03-08 Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
03-10 New Orleans, LA – Buku Music + Art Project
03-11 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
03-12 Dallas, TX – Trees
03-16 Tel Aviv, Israel – Barby Club
03-17 Istanbul, Turkey – Babylon
03-18 Warsaw, Poland – Niebo Club
03-19 Berlin, Germany – Yaam
03-20 Hamburg, Germany – Mojo
03-21 Cologne, Germany – CBE
03-22 Bristol, England – Thekla
03-23 Manchester, England – Gorilla
03-24 Liverpool, England – Invisible Wind Factory
03-27 Dublin, Ireland – Vicar Street
03-28 London, England – Heaven
03-29 Reims, France – La Cartonnerie
03-30 Paris, France – Trabendo
04-01 Fribourg, Switzerland – Fri-son
04-02 Zurich, Switzerland – Theater Moods
04-03 Bratislava, Slovakia – Atelier Babylon
04-04 Vienna, Austria – Porgy & Bess
04-05 Prague, Czech Republic – Lucerna Music Bar
04-07 Rotterdam, Netherlands – Motel Mozaique Festival
04-08 Utrecht, Netherlands – Transition Festival
04-09 Brussels, Belgium – BRDCST Festival
04-15 Indio, CA – Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
04-22 Indio, CA – Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
04-27 Tokyo, Japan – Liquid Room
04-28 Nagoya, Japan – Blue Note
04-29 Kyoto, Japan – Metro
04-30 Osaka, Japan – Conpass
Watch Thundercat perform “Tron Song” on Pitchfork.tv:
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