Listen to Thundercat’s New Song, “King of the Hill”
The track features BADBADNOTGOOD and Flying Lotus
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Thundercat has released “King of the Hill,” featuring BADBADNOTGOOD and Flying Lotus. The track is from a forthcoming Brainfeeder tenth-anniversary compilation, Brainfeeder X, out Nov. 16. The compilation will be spread across two volumes—one is retrospective, with the other made up of unreleased tracks.
If Brainfeeder X compiles both past and future in one package, then “King of the Hill” does something similar in microcosm. The inimitable falsetto and jazz-fusion sonics have become Thundercat staples in recent years, instantly recognizable call-signs for the inscrutable bassist. The collaboration with BADBADNOTGOOD brings slight tweaks to the formula—a laid-back live drum track here, some clipped clavinets there. The future isn’t radical. It’s a series of minor changes. Or as Thundercat puts it in a statement: “You know, Ups & downs, strikes & gutters.”
Thundercat will be performing a run of shows in December. Find those dates further down.