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Feb 27, 2017Thundercat has, by skirting around the edges of darkness, created a moody, magnificent, endlessly replayable record that also makes sense in late February.
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Feb 23, 2017Bruner/Thundercat has tamed (to some extent at least) his scope and ambition through his various influences and thoughts to make his third full-length album a joyful, crazy, substance-fuelled epic in an area where most of his contemporaries would take themselves endlessly seriously. Here, Bruner has harnessed all that into maybe his best record yet.
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Feb 23, 2017No matter how many musicians he showcases, no matter how many sonic avenues he takes, no matter how many tracks he squeezes in, Thundercat sounds undeniably and defiantly like no other on Drunk
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Mar 7, 2017When Bruner's social conscience speaks up, the insights--spiced with slacker humour, free of sanctimony--are persuasive, even moreso when accompanied by an embrace of his flaws.
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Mar 2, 2017He hasn't lost a step, returning with an album that reminds of Lotus in its sprawling, rapidly transitioning 23-song tracklist. There is little else to compare, here, Thundercat--already a musical wunderkind--truly grows into his own as a presence.
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Feb 27, 2017He is whimsical and somber, funny and meaningful, sometimes all at once.
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Feb 23, 2017It takes a special kind of artist to create a sound both familiar and groundbreaking. Thundercat continues his upward trajectory in that regard here.
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The WireJun 2, 2017The whole album sounds less written, performed and recorded, more like it’s streaming directly from Thundercat’s brain to the listener’s. [Apr 2017, p.57]
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Mar 31, 2017It’s a witty, endlessly creative look at where we are, where music is right now and what’s next; it all makes for essential listening.
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MojoMar 21, 2017While Drunk is occasionally muso brinkmanship there's a human touch that grounds it. [May 2017, p.91]
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Q MagazineMar 14, 2017It's an invitation that's hard to resist. [May 2017, p.113]
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Mar 6, 2017Ultimately Drunk is an impressive record which commands multiple listens as much by its quality as its complexity. It shows off Bruner at the height of his powers as an artist shapeshifting through genres but always leaving his scent in the air.
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Mar 3, 2017[A] wild new album. ... Complicated time signatures abound, but rather than extended jams, Thundercat keeps his songs short.
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Feb 27, 2017The tracklist could stand a little pruning, but Thundercat’s virtuoso bass playing and impressive cast of collaborators make it an early standout of 2017.
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Feb 23, 2017This is its cinematic stoner soundtrack.
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Feb 23, 2017Drunk, as out-there as it can be, is an album totally high on its own unique ideas.
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Mar 6, 2017Each of his solo albums reflects that musical range, and Drunk (Brainfeeder) crams 23 songs and snippets into 51 minutes that evoke the sumptuous jazz-infused R&B of the '70s, filtered through catchy melodies, undergirded by virtuoso musicianship and salted with conflicting emotions.
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Mar 3, 2017Drunk is what we’ve come to expect from Thundercat, which is to say it’s a welcome release. On his third album, he embraces his sound, stereotypes and all, so that teenage humor lights up otherwise overly-heady bass.
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Feb 27, 2017Drunk continues Thundercat’s slow ascent; his most ambitious work yet, one that wants you take it as a whole so you can experience getting drunk alongside Thundercat and stumble through the streets at 3 AM.
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Mar 31, 2017There’s head-melting brilliance here, but he makes you work for it.
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Mar 3, 2017As a whole, Drunk is alternately frustrating and fascinating--much like the titular state of being--in its willingness to follow its creative muse whenever and wherever it may lead.
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Feb 24, 2017Additional guests Kendrick, Pharrell, and Wiz Khalifa add to the star power, but the main attraction is Bruner's singular combination of tremulous yet fluid bass and aching falsetto.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 85 out of 97
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Mixed: 8 out of 97
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Negative: 4 out of 97
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Feb 24, 2017
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Dec 12, 2017
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Jun 25, 2023One of my favourite albums of all time. Thundercat did an amazing job on this album