Drunk (Thundercat album)

"Them Changes"
Drunk
Studio album by Thundercat
Released	February 24, 2017
Recorded	2016
Genre	Jazz fusion; electronic; R&B;
Length	51:24
Label	Brainfeeder
Producer	Flying Lotus; Sounwave; Thundercat;
Thundercat chronology
Singles from Drunk
	"Them Changes"; Released: June 18, 2015; "Bus In These Streets"; Released: August 24, 2016; "Show You The Way"; Released: January 25, 2017; "Friend Zone"; Released: February 15, 2017; "Walk On By"; Released: February 22, 2017;

Drunk is the third studio album by American musician Thundercat.[1] It was released on February 24, 2017 by Brainfeeder.[2] It features guest appearances from Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, Kendrick Lamar, Wiz Khalifa, Mac Miller, and Pharrell.[3] It is his first studio album in nearly four years, his last studio album being Apocalypse. Drunk received positive reviews from music critics.[4]. A ChopNotSlop remix from OG Ron C, DJ Candlestick, & The Chopstars entitled 'Drank' was released as a special edition purple vinyl record.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.9/10[5]
Metacritic	80/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Chicago Tribune	[7]
The Guardian	[8]
The Independent	[9]
The Irish Times	[10]
Mojo	[11]
NME	[12]
The Observer	[13]
Pitchfork	8.5/10[14]
Q	[15]

Drunk received general praise from music critics. On the review aggregator website Metacritic the album received an aggregate score of 80 based on 26 reviews indicating "generally favourable reviews".[4] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 7.9 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.[5]

In a strongly positive review for Exclaim!, Daniel Sylvester praised Bruner's groove and ability to seemingly shift through song to song while changing a few things, but keeping that groove going well.[16]

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
BBC Radio 6 Music	Albums of the Year 2017	1	[17]
Exclaim!	Top 10 Soul and R&B Albums of 2017	3	[18]
The Guardian	The Best Albums of 2017	8	[19]
Noisey	The 100 Best Albums of 2017	98	[20]
NME	NME's Albums of the Year 2017	50	[21]
Pitchfork	The 50 Best Albums of 2017	24	[22]
Rough Trade	Albums of the Year 2017	9	[23]
Stereogum	The 50 Best Albums of 2017	47	[24]
Vinyl Me, Please	The 30 Best Albums of 2017	19	[25]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Rabbot Ho"	Stephen Bruner Dennis Hamm	0:38
2.	"Captain Stupido"	Bruner Steven Ellison	1:41
3.	"Uh Uh"	Bruner Zack Sekoff	2:16
4.	"Bus in These Streets"	Bruner Louis Cole	2:24
5.	"A Fan's Mail (Tron Song Suite II)"	Bruner Mark Spears	2:38
6.	"Lava Lamp"	Bruner Spears	2:58
7.	"Jethro"	Bruner Ellison	1:34
8.	"Day & Night"	Bruner S. Burris	0:37
9.	"Show You the Way" (featuring Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins)	Bruner Michael McDonald Kenny Loggins	3:34
10.	"Walk on By" (featuring Kendrick Lamar)	Bruner Kendrick Lamar	3:19
11.	"Blackkk"	Bruner Spears	1:59
12.	"Tokyo"	Bruner Hamm	2:24
13.	"Jameel's Space Ride"	Bruner Cole	1:09
14.	"Friend Zone"	Bruner Charles Dickerson	3:12
15.	"Them Changes"	Bruner Ellison Chris Jasper Ernie Isley Marvin Isley O'Kelly Isley Ronald Isley Rudolph Isley	3:08
16.	"Where I'm Going"	Bruner Ellison	2:09
17.	"Drink Dat" (featuring Wiz Khalifa)	Bruner Cameron Thomaz Taylor Graves	3:35
18.	"Inferno"	Bruner	4:00
19.	"I Am Crazy"	Bruner	0:25
20.	"3AM"	Bruner Ellison	1:15
21.	"Drunk"	Bruner Ellison	1:42
22.	"The Turn Down" (featuring Pharrell)	Bruner Pharrell Williams	2:29
23.	"DUI"	Bruner Hamm	2:18
Total length:			51:24

Japanese version bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
24.	"Hi" (featuring Mac Miller)	Bruner Malcolm McCormick	3:01
Total length:			54:25

Personnel

Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner – vocals (all tracks), bass (all tracks), programming (tracks 10-12, 18, 19, 21, 22)

Miguel Atwood-Ferguson – strings (tracks 18, 23)
S. Burris – synth-bass (track 8)
Zane Carney – guitar (track 2)
Louis Cole – drums (tracks 4, 13), keyboards (tracks 4, 13), programming (tracks 4, 13), "basically everything" (track 13)
Kevin "Daddy Kev" Moo – mastering
Charles "Mono/Poly" Dickerson – keyboards (track 14), programming (track 14)
Steven "Flying Lotus" Ellison – mixing, additional production (tracks 1-5, 7-10, 13, 15, 16, 18-23), synthesizer (track 15), programming (tracks 2, 7, 9, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21)
Taylor Graves – keyboards (track 17), programming (track 17)
Dennis Hamm – keyboards (tracks 1, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 18, 20, 23), piano (tracks 3, 15), synthesizers (track 6)
Kendrick Lamar – vocals (track 10)
Kenny Loggins – vocals (track 9)
Michael McDonald – vocals (track 9), keyboards (track 9)
Harry Rabin – engineer (track 9)
Mac Miller – vocals (track 24)
Deantoni Parks – drums (tracks 7, 16)
Zack Sekoff – programming (track 3)
Mark "Sounwave" Spears – production (tracks 5, 6, 11)
Cameron "Wiz Khalifa" Thomaz – vocals (track 17)
Kamasi Washington – saxophone (track 15)
Pharrell Williams – vocals (track 22)

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[26]	58
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[27]	72
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[28]	39
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[29]	78
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[30]	35
French Albums (SNEP)[31]	153
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[32]	63
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[33]	3
Scottish Albums (OCC)[34]	46
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[35]	56
UK Albums (OCC)[36]	37
US Billboard 200[37]	50

References

Mertens, Max (January 25, 2017). "Thundercat Announces Third Album 'Drunk' Featuring Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell, Flying Lotus, and More". Vice. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
O'Connor, Roisin (January 25, 2017). "Thundercat reveals details of third album 'Drunk' ft. Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell, Wiz Khalifa and Flying Lotus". The Independent. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
Dandridge-Lemco, Ben (January 25, 2017). "Thundercat Announces Drunk Album, Shares "Show You The Way" With Michael McDonald And Kenny Loggins". The Fader. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
"Reviews for Drunk by Thundercat". Metacritic. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
"Drunk by Thundercat reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
Kellman, Andy. "Drunk – Thundercat". AllMusic. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
Kot, Greg (February 22, 2017). "Thundercat 'Drunk' on musical variety". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
Hutchinson, Kate (February 23, 2017). "Thundercat: Drunk review – a lopsided wonderland of stoned soul". The Guardian. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
Shepherd, Jack (February 22, 2017). "Album reviews: Sleaford Mods – English Tapas, Stormzy – Gang Signs & Prayer, Thundercat – Drunk, and more". The Independent. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
Carroll, Jim (February 22, 2017). "Thundercat: Drunk album review – hear the bassist get wicked". The Irish Times. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
"Thundercat: Drunk". Mojo (282): 91. May 2017.
Cochrane, Greg (February 23, 2017). "Thundercat – 'Drunk' Review". NME. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
Jaward, Isa (February 26, 2017). "Thundercat: Drunk review – mesmeric and funk-fuelled". The Observer. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
Moore, Marcus J. (February 26, 2017). "Thundercat: Drunk". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
Lynskey, Dorian (May 2017). "Feline Groovy". Q (371): 113.
Sylvester, Daniel (February 22, 2017). "Thundercat - Drunk". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
BBC Radio 6 Music Staff (November 27, 2017). "Albums of the Year 2017". BBC Radio 6 Music. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
Exclaim! Staff (November 30, 2017). "Top 10 Soul and R&B Albums of 2017". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
The Guardian Staff (December 13, 2017). "Best Albums of 2017". The Guardian. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
"The 100 Best Albums of 2017". Noisey. December 6, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
"NME's Albums of the Year 2017". NME. November 23, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
"The 50 Best Albums of 2017". Pitchfork. December 12, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
"Albums of the Year". Rough Trade. November 14, 2017. Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
Stereogum Staff (December 5, 2017). "The 50 Best Albums of 2017". Stereogum. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
"The 30 Best Albums of 2017". Vinyl Me, Please. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
"ARIA CHART WATCH #410". auspOp. March 4, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
"Austriancharts.at – Thundercat – Drunk" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
"Ultratop.be – Thundercat – Drunk" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
"Thundercat Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
"Dutchcharts.nl – Thundercat – Drunk" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
"Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums - SNEP (Week 9, 2017)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Thundercat – Drunk" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
"NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 6, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
"Swisscharts.com – Thundercat – Drunk". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
"Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
"Thundercat Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2017.

External links

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[1] Mertens, Max (January 25, 2017). "Thundercat Announces Third Album 'Drunk' Featuring Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell, Flying Lotus, and More". Vice. Retrieved February 22, 2017.

[2] O'Connor, Roisin (January 25, 2017). "Thundercat reveals details of third album 'Drunk' ft. Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell, Wiz Khalifa and Flying Lotus". The Independent. Retrieved February 22, 2017.

[3] Dandridge-Lemco, Ben (January 25, 2017). "Thundercat Announces Drunk Album, Shares "Show You The Way" With Michael McDonald And Kenny Loggins". The Fader. Retrieved February 22, 2017.

[metacritic-4] "Reviews for Drunk by Thundercat". Metacritic. Retrieved February 24, 2017.

[ADM-5] "Drunk by Thundercat reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved June 24, 2017.

[6] Kellman, Andy. "Drunk – Thundercat". AllMusic. Retrieved February 24, 2017.

[7] Kot, Greg (February 22, 2017). "Thundercat 'Drunk' on musical variety". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 23, 2018.

[8] Hutchinson, Kate (February 23, 2017). "Thundercat: Drunk review – a lopsided wonderland of stoned soul". The Guardian. Retrieved January 23, 2018.

[9] Shepherd, Jack (February 22, 2017). "Album reviews: Sleaford Mods – English Tapas, Stormzy – Gang Signs & Prayer, Thundercat – Drunk, and more". The Independent. Retrieved February 22, 2017.

[10] Carroll, Jim (February 22, 2017). "Thundercat: Drunk album review – hear the bassist get wicked". The Irish Times. Retrieved February 22, 2017.

[11] "Thundercat: Drunk". Mojo (282): 91. May 2017.

[12] Cochrane, Greg (February 23, 2017). "Thundercat – 'Drunk' Review". NME. Retrieved December 13, 2019.

[13] Jaward, Isa (February 26, 2017). "Thundercat: Drunk review – mesmeric and funk-fuelled". The Observer. Retrieved January 23, 2018.

[14] Moore, Marcus J. (February 26, 2017). "Thundercat: Drunk". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 27, 2017.

[15] Lynskey, Dorian (May 2017). "Feline Groovy". Q (371): 113.

[exclaim-16] Sylvester, Daniel (February 22, 2017). "Thundercat - Drunk". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 22, 2017.

[17] BBC Radio 6 Music Staff (November 27, 2017). "Albums of the Year 2017". BBC Radio 6 Music. Retrieved December 8, 2017.

[18] Exclaim! Staff (November 30, 2017). "Top 10 Soul and R&B Albums of 2017". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 9, 2018.

[19] The Guardian Staff (December 13, 2017). "Best Albums of 2017". The Guardian. Retrieved December 13, 2017.

[20] "The 100 Best Albums of 2017". Noisey. December 6, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2018.

[21] "NME's Albums of the Year 2017". NME. November 23, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017.

[22] "The 50 Best Albums of 2017". Pitchfork. December 12, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.

[23] "Albums of the Year". Rough Trade. November 14, 2017. Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2017.

[24] Stereogum Staff (December 5, 2017). "The 50 Best Albums of 2017". Stereogum. Retrieved December 6, 2017.

[25] "The 30 Best Albums of 2017". Vinyl Me, Please. Retrieved 6 December 2017.

[26] "ARIA CHART WATCH #410". auspOp. March 4, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2017.

[ac_Austria_Thundercat-27] "Austriancharts.at – Thundercat – Drunk" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 23, 2017.

[ac_Flanders_Thundercat-28] "Ultratop.be – Thundercat – Drunk" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 4, 2017.

[ac_BillboardCanada_Thundercat-29] "Thundercat Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2017.

[ac_Netherlands_Thundercat-30] "Dutchcharts.nl – Thundercat – Drunk" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 4, 2017.

[31] "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums - SNEP (Week 9, 2017)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved March 7, 2017.

[ac_Germany4_Thundercat-32] "Offiziellecharts.de – Thundercat – Drunk" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 17, 2017.

[33] "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 6, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.

[ac_Scotland_-34] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 18, 2017.

[ac_Switzerland_Thundercat-35] "Swisscharts.com – Thundercat – Drunk". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2017.

[ac_UK2_-36] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 4, 2017.

[ac_Billboard200_Thundercat-37] "Thundercat Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2017.