- alternative r&b, contemporary jazz, electronic, hip hop
- 40 min
- 16 tracks
- Beat Records
It Is What It Is is the fourth studio album by American musician Thundercat, released through Brainfeeder on April 3, 2020. It was preceded by five singles: "King of the Hill", which was released as a single from the label's compilation album Brainfeeder X in 2018, and "Black Qualls", "Dragonball Durag", "Fair Chance", and "Innerstellar Love", the latter four being released in 2020.
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Character-led, spare, contemporary and grave.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
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Metacritic 84/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 7.9/10
- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Exclaim!9/10
- The Independent4/5 ★
- Mojo4/5 ★
- NME4/5 ★
- The Observer3/5 ★
- Pitchfork7.4/10
- Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
- The Times4/5 ★
- Uncut9/10
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Tracks
- 1Lost in Space / Great Scott / 22–261:22
- 2Innerstellar Love2:41
- 3I Love Louis Cole3:24
- 4Black Qualls3:10
- 5Miguel’s Happy Dance2:12
- 6How Sway1:15
- 7Funny Thing1:57
- 8Overseas1:28
- 9Dragonball Durag3:02
- 10How I Feel1:08
- 11King of the Hill2:52
- 12Unrequited Love3:14
- 13Fair Chance3:58
- 14Existential Dread0:52
- 15It Is What It Is5:03
- 16Bye for Now2:12
16 tracks, 40 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Thundercat
- Label
- Beat Records
- Released
- 2020
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- JP
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