Apocalypse (Thundercat album)

Apocalypse is the second studio album by American musician Thundercat. It was released in July 2013 under the label Brainfeeder.

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]

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

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

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

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 (2014-02-12). "Video: Thundercat: "Evangelion"/"We'll Die"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
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)