RIDING OUT THE STORM

Thundercat is closing a difficult chapter with the release of his best work so far. If there’s one thing the past few years have taught the LA virtuoso, it’s that life is as fleeting as it is precious so he plans to continue living it to the fullest, regardless of where that journey takes him.

Thundercat is relaxing at home in Los Angeles. Outside, the morning is shaping up nicely, though he’s perfectly content indoors, spending time with his beloved pet cat: Tron (short for Turbo Tron Over 9000 Baby Jesus Sally). “This is when I’m happiest,” he says. “Chilling… sitting next to a beautiful cat.” The 35-year-old musician is, all things considered, an unusual man. Some examples. He once began an interview by telling the journalist in question that their call had interrupted his morning Tantric masturbation ritual. In another, he admitted that he regularly unnerves his friends by referring to Tron as “sexy”. When he collected a Grammy for his work with Kendrick Lamar in 2016, he did so with a lightsaber strapped to his belt. (His personal style, generally, floats somewhere between high-end hippie and Mortal Kombat boss.) More recently, the lo-fi clip he shared to announce his 2020 tour – since cancelled due to the Coronavirus