It Is What It Is (Red Vinyl)

Description

2021 Grammy Award-Winner for Best Progressive R&B Album!

Thundercat’snew albumIt Is What It Iswas co-produced withFlying Lotusand features musical contributions fromTy Dolla $ign, Childish Gambino, Lil B, Kamasi Washington, BADBADNOTGOOD, Louis Cole,Steve Lacy,Steve Arrington, andZack Fox.

It Is What It Isfollows his game-changing third albumDrunk(2017). That record completed his transition from virtuoso bassist to bonafide star and cemented his reputation as a unique voice that transcends genre. “This album is about love, loss, life and the ups and downs that come with that,” Bruner says aboutIt Is What It Is. “It’s a bit tongue-in-cheek, but at different points in life you come across places that you don’t necessarily understand…some things just aren’t meant to be understood.”

The unruly bounce of single “Black Qualls” is classicThundercat, teaming up withSteve Lacy(The Internet) and Funk iconSteve Arrington(Slave). It’s another example ofStephen Lee Bruner’sdesire to highlight the lineage of his music and pay his respects to the musicians who inspired him. Discovering Arrington’s output in his late teens, Bruner says he fell in love with his music immediately: “The tone of the bass, the way his stuff feels and moves, it resonated through my whole body.”

Tracks

1. Lost in Space / Great Scott / 22-26
2. Innerstellar Love
3. I Love Louis Cole [ft. Louis Cole]
4. Black Qualls [ft. Steve Lacy, Steve Arrington and Childish Gambino]
5. Miguel’s Happy Dance
6. How Sway
7. Funny Thing
8. Overseas [ft. Zack Fox]
9. Dragonball Durag
10. How I Feel
11. King of the Hill
12. Unrequited Love
13. Fair Chance [ft. Ty Dolla $ign & Lil B]
14. Existential Dread
15. It Is What It Is