Apocalypse (Thundercat album)

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Apocalypse
Apocalypse (Front Cover).png
Studio album by
Thundercat
ReleasedJuly 9, 2013 (2013-07-09)
Genre Jazz fusion • electronic • funk • contemporary R&B
Length39:59
Label Brainfeeder
Producer
Thundercat chronology
The Golden Age of Apocalypse
(2011)		Apocalypse
(2013)		 The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam
(2015)
Singles from Apocalypse
  1. "Heartbreaks + Setbacks"
    Released: April 16, 2013
  2. "Oh Sheit It's X"
    Released: May 7, 2013
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.8/10 [1]
Metacritic 83/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
NME 7/10 [8]
Pitchfork 8.2/10 [9]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [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.

Contents

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.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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

ChartPeak
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

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