Apocalypse (Thundercat album)

Apocalypse
Studio album by Thundercat
Released	July 9, 2013 (2013-07-09)
Genre	Jazz fusion electronic funk contemporary R&B
Length	39:59
Label	Brainfeeder
Producer	Flying Lotus Stephen Bruner Mono/Poly Taylor Graves Zack Sekoff
Thundercat chronology
The Golden Age of Apocalypse (2011) Apocalypse (2013) The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam (2015)
Singles from Apocalypse
"Heartbreaks + Setbacks" Released: April 16, 2013 "Oh Sheit It's X" Released: May 7, 2013

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
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

All tracks are written by Thundercat & Flying Lotus, except where noted. All tracks produced by Flying Lotus, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
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

Japan Bonus Track ^[14]

No.	Title	Length
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

Chart	Peak position
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

1. "Apocalypse by Thundercat reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
2. "Reviews for Apocalypse by Thundercat". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved July 13, 2013.
3. Kellman, Andy. "Apocalypse – Thundercat". AllMusic . Retrieved July 13, 2013.
4. MacInnes, Paul (July 4, 2013). "Thundercat: Apocalypse – review". The Guardian . Retrieved February 23, 2017.
5. Johnson, Phil (June 1, 2013). "Album: Thundercat, Apocalypse (Brainfeeder)". The Independent . Archived from the original on August 9, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
6. Carroll, Jim (June 21, 2013). "Thundercat". The Irish Times . Retrieved May 7, 2019.
7. "Thundercat: Apocalypse". Mojo (237): 88. August 2013.
8. Jones, Lucy (June 24, 2013). "Thundercat – 'Apocalypse'". NME . Archived from the original on July 15, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
9. Patrin, Nate (June 7, 2013). "Thundercat: Apocalypse". Pitchfork . Retrieved July 13, 2013.
10. "Thundercat: Apocalypse". Q (325): 106. August 2013.
11. Tannenbaum, Rob (June 17, 2013). "Apocalypse". Rolling Stone . Retrieved May 7, 2019.
12. "Thundercat: Apocalypse". Uncut (195): 77. August 2013.
13. Beauchemin, Molly (February 12, 2014). "Video: Thundercat: "Evangelion"/"We'll Die"". Pitchfork . Retrieved February 17, 2014.
14. "Apple Music Japan" . Retrieved September 20, 2022.
15. "Thundercat - Chart history - Billboard 200". Billboard . Retrieved February 23, 2017.
16. "Thundercat - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard . Retrieved February 23, 2017.
17. "Thundercat - Chart history - Independent Albums". Billboard . Retrieved February 23, 2017.
18. "Thundercat - Chart history - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard . Retrieved February 23, 2017.

External links

• Apocalypse at Discogs (list of releases)