Thundercat Is a Samurai Warrior in His "Them Changes" Video

Thundercat Is a Samurai Warrior in His "Them Changes" Video

Thundercat has shared a music video for his The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam single “Them Changes”. Directed by Carlos Lopez Estrada, it’s a somber visual in which Thundercat does battle as a samurai.

Estrada said in a statement:

Thundercat’s take on heartbreak is so atypical that I figured the video for the song should be anything but a classic relationship-gone-wrong story. Stories like athletes’ careers ending after injuries or artists losing their site/hearing/ability to perform; these concepts are truly heartbreaking. I also know that Thundercat has a thing for samurais—so I saw an opportunity to make everyone happy here. Or everyone sad, I guess.

Thundercat: 

08-01-02 Happy Valley, OR – Pickathon Festival
08-06 Washington, DC – Howard Theatre (Afropunk pre-party)
08-08 Los Angeles, CA – Low End Theory Festival
08-23 Brooklyn, NY – Afropunk Festival
09-17 San Diego, CA – Casbah
09-18 Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar
09-19 Albuquerque, NM – Historic El Rey Theatre
09-20 Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge
09-22 Tulsa, OK – Vanguard
09-23 Austin, TX – Holy Mountain
09-24 Houston, TX – Studio at Warehouse Live
09-25 San Antonio, TX – Alamo City Club
09-26 Denton, TX – Oaktopia
09-27 Toronto, Ontario – The Hoxton
09-29 Montreal, Quebec – Theatre Fairmount
09-30 Boston, MA – Middle East Downstairs
10-01 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
10-03 Atlanta, GA – Afropunk Festival
10-04 Vancouver, British Columbia – The Alexander
10-06 Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
10-07 Portland, OR – Star Theatre
10-08 Arcata, CA – Arcata Theatre
10-09 San Francisco, CA – 1015 Folsom
10-10 Santa Barbara, CA – Velvet Jones

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