Apocalypse (Thundercat album)
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| Released | July 9, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion • electronic • funk • contemporary R&B | |||
| Length | 39:59 | |||
| Label | Brainfeeder | |||
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| Singles from Apocalypse | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.8/10[1] |
| Metacritic | 83/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Guardian |  [4] |
| The Independent | [5] |
| The Irish Times | [6] |
| Mojo | [7] |
| NME | 7/10[8] |
| Pitchfork | 8.2/10[9] |
| Q | [10] |
| Rolling Stone | [11] |
| Uncut | 7/10[12] |
Apocalypse is the second studio album by American musician Thundercat. It was released in July 2013 under the label Brainfeeder.
In February 2014, Thundercat released a double video on the MySpace website for the 10th and 11th tracks from the album, respectively titled "Evangelion" and "We'll Die", which were both directed by the photographer B+ (Brian Cross), who also shot the album art.[13]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Thundercat & Flying Lotus, except where noted. All tracks produced by Flying Lotus, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Tenfold" | 3:04 |
| 2. | "Heartbreaks + Setbacks" (co-produced with Mono/Poly) | 3:23 |
| 3. | "The Life Aquatic" (written by Thundercat) | 2:36 |
| 4. | "Special Stage" | 2:56 |
| 5. | "Tron Song" | 2:34 |
| 6. | "Seven" (co-produced with Zack Sekoff) | 2:16 |
| 7. | "Oh Sheit It's X" (written by Thundercat, Flying Lotus, Mono/Poly and Durand Furbee; co-produced with Mono/Poly) | 3:47 |
| 8. | "Without You" (written by Thundercat) | 4:41 |
| 9. | "Lotus and the Jondy" | 4:52 |
| 10. | "Evangelion" | 2:20 |
| 11. | "We'll Die" | 0:55 |
| 12. | "A Message for Austin/Praise the Lord/Enter the Void" | 6:35 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 12. | "Daylight (Reprise)" (Reprise of "Daylight" from The Golden Age of Apocalypse) | 2:25 |
| 13. | "A Message for Austin/Praise the Lord/Enter the Void" | 6:35 |
Charts
[edit]| Chart | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[15] | 194 |
| US Heatseekers Albums[16] | 2 |
| US Independent Albums[17] | 29 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[18] | 22 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Apocalypse by Thundercat reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ^ "Reviews for Apocalypse by Thundercat". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Apocalypse – Thundercat". AllMusic. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
- ^ MacInnes, Paul (July 4, 2013). "Thundercat: Apocalypse – review". The Guardian. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ^ Johnson, Phil (June 1, 2013). "Album: Thundercat, Apocalypse (Brainfeeder)". The Independent. Archived from the original on August 9, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ Carroll, Jim (June 21, 2013). "Thundercat". The Irish Times. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ "Thundercat: Apocalypse". Mojo (237): 88. August 2013.
- ^ Jones, Lucy (June 24, 2013). "Thundercat – 'Apocalypse'". NME. Archived from the original on July 15, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ Patrin, Nate (June 7, 2013). "Thundercat: Apocalypse". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
- ^ "Thundercat: Apocalypse". Q (325): 106. August 2013.
- ^ Tannenbaum, Rob (June 17, 2013). "Apocalypse". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ "Thundercat: Apocalypse". Uncut (195): 77. August 2013.
- ^ Beauchemin, Molly (2014-02-12). "Video: Thundercat: "Evangelion"/"We'll Die"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
- ^ "Apple Music Japan". Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ "Thundercat - Chart history - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ^ "Thundercat - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ^ "Thundercat - Chart history - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ^ "Thundercat - Chart history - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
External links
[edit]- Apocalypse at Discogs (list of releases)
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