{"product_id":"thundercat-it-is-what-it-is-red-lp-1","title":"Thundercat - It is What It Is","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThundercat released his new album \u003cem\u003eIt Is What It Is – \u003c\/em\u003ethis\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ealbum, produced by Flying Lotus and Thundercat, features musical contributions from Ty Dolla $ign, Childish Gambino, Lil B, Kamasi Washington, Steve Lacy, Steve Arrington, BADBADNOTGOOD, Louis Cole and Zack Fox. \u003cem\u003eIt Is What It Is\u003c\/em\u003e has been nominated for a GRAMMY in the Best Progressive R\u0026amp;B Category and with Flying Lotus also receiving a nomination in the Producer of the Year (Non-Classical). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt Is What It Is \u003c\/em\u003efollows his game-changing third album \u003cem\u003eDrunk \u003c\/em\u003e(2017). That record completed his transition from virtuoso bassist to bonafide star and cemented his reputation as a unique voice that transcends genre. “This album is about love, loss, life and the ups and downs that come with that,” Bruner says about “It Is What It Is”. “It’s a bit tongue-in-cheek, but at different points in life you come across places that you don’t necessarily understand… some things just aren’t meant to be understood.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe tragic passing of his friend Mac Miller in September 2018 had a profound effect on Thundercat and the making of \u003cem\u003eIt Is What It Is\u003c\/em\u003e. “Losing Mac was extremely difficult,” he explains. “I had to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etake that pain in and learn from it and grow from it. It sobered me up… it shook the ground for all of us in the artist community.” \u003cspan\u003eThundercat revisits established partnerships with Kamasi Washington, Louis Cole, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Ronald Bruner Jr and Dennis Hamm on \u003cem\u003eIt Is What It Is \u003c\/em\u003ebut there are new faces too: Childish Gambino, Steve Lacy, Steve Arrington, plus Ty Dolla $ign and Lil B on \"Fair Chance\" - a song explicitly about his friend Mac Miller’s passing. The aptly titled \"I Love Louis Cole\" is another standout - “Louis Cole is a brush of genius. He creates so purely,” says Thundercat. “He makes challenging music: harmony-wise, melody-wise and tempo-wise but still finds a way for it to be beautiful and palatable.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThundercat’s music starts on his couch at home: “It’s just me, the bass and the computer”. Nevertheless, referring to the spiritual connection that he shares with his longtime writing and production partner Flying Lotus, Bruner describes his friend as “the other half of my brain”. “I wouldn’t be the artist I am if Lotus wasn’t there,” he says. “He taught me… he saw me as an artist and he encouraged it. No matter the life changes, that’s my partner. We are always thinking of pushing in different ways.” — via Label\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3299585300\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Brainfeeder\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2022\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic, Jazz, Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Contemporary Jazz, Contemporary R\u0026amp;B, Hip Hop\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brainfeeder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45332276805790,"sku":"5054429140439","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a3223710997_10.jpg?v=1744796534","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/thundercat-it-is-what-it-is-red-lp-1","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}