The Golden Age of Apocalypse

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The Golden Age of Apocalypse
The Golden Age of Apocalypse - Thundercat (cover).png
Studio album by
Thundercat
ReleasedAugust 29, 2011 (2011-08-29)
Genre
Length37:24
Label Brainfeeder
Producer Flying Lotus, Thundercat
Thundercat chronology
The Golden Age of Apocalypse
(2011)		 Apocalypse
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.1/10 [1]
Metacritic 80/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Boston Phoenix Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [4]
Consequence of Sound A− [5]
Drowned in Sound 7/10 [6]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork 8.1/10 [8]

The Golden Age of Apocalypse is the debut studio album by Thundercat, released on Brainfeeder in 2011.

Contents

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, The Golden Age of Apocalypse received an average score of 80% based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [2]

It was listed by Sean J. O'Connell of LA Weekly as one of the "Top 5 Los Angeles Jazz Albums of 2011". [9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Hooooooo"0:22
2."Daylight"2:56
3."Fleer Ultra"2:14
4."Is It Love?"5:37
5."For Love I Come" (George Duke cover)3:35
6."It Really Doesn't Matter to You"3:33
7."Jamboree"3:45
8."Boat Cruise"3:45
9."Seasons"2:18
10."Goldenboy"3:04
11."Walkin'"2:06
12."Mystery Machine (The Golden Age of Apocalypse)"2:05
13."Return to the Journey"2:04
14."$200 TB" (Bonus Track for Japan; Alternate Artwork)2:19 [10]

Charts

ChartPeak
position
Top Dance/Electronic Albums [11] 1
Heatseekers Albums [12] 18

References

  1. ↑ "The Golden Age of Apocalypse by Thundercat Reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "The Golden Age of Apocalypse by Thundercat". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  3. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Thundercat - The Golden Age of Apocalypse". AllMusic . Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  4. ↑ Walsh, Michael C. (August 31, 2011). "Thundercat: The Golden Age of Apocalypse". The Boston Phoenix . Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  5. ↑ Young, Alex (August 29, 2011). "Thundercat – The Golden Age of Apocalypse". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  6. ↑ Cleeve, Sam (August 25, 2011). "Thundercat - The Golden Age of Apocalypse". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  7. ↑ MacInnes, Paul (August 25, 2011). "Thundercat: The Golden Age of Apocalypse – review". The Guardian . Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  8. ↑ Harvell, Jess (September 2, 2011). "Thundercat: The Golden Age of Apocalypse". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  9. ↑ O'Connell, Sean J. (December 20, 2015). "Top 5 Los Angeles Jazz Albums of 2011". LA Weekly . Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Apple Music Japan" . Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Thundercat - Chart history - Top Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard . Archived from the original on January 29, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Thundercat - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard . Archived from the original on January 30, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
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