Drunk
by Thundercat

From HoldenM 05/16/2026 19:02 | #314479

First listen since it came out. Forgot how sprawling and wild it is, but that crisp, jazzy thrust is as fresh as ever.

Not since Flying Lotus’ You’re Dead! has an album tried out so many ideas so quickly without losing focus. Drunk comprises twenty-three short tracks, meaning that just as one song starts to get a bit cartoonish, you’re suddenly knocked back by the suave bassline of another. I have a very hard time picturing the sort of person that wouldn’t get anything out of this album. Perhaps because they don’t exist.

From RoundTheBend 10/15/2017 00:23 | #199504 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

I'll have to agree with what's been said lyrically. That's the strongest point. After two listens, I can see where paladisiac is coming from. I also see how people can absolutely love it like they would a Mother's of Invention album. Some weak tracks.

From SaulCortes1992 09/03/2017 20:11 | #197191

fantastic

It's a fairly good album, it just might be a bit on the long side.
Top Tracks: Them Changes, Tokyo

There were a lot of good sounds on this project, but there were also a lot of half-baked ideas. There were some that could've been amazing songs if they took more time to work on them. Not a bad album, not amazing either.

Highlights- Uh Uh, Jethro, Show You the Way

i was really surprised i like this so much, i kinda talked trash about thundercat after his contributions to fly lo's "you're dead" that album generally just didn't do it for me.

however i really appreciate the way he writes and can use this absurd humor but still seem heartfelt. i love the way he produced this, but there are some videos of his band playing stripped down versions on 'the current' that just blew me away. check it out.

Drunk is one of those albums that is less than the sum of its parts. If I were to go through and rate each individual song, I'd probably come away with a much higher track average than album rating. However the lack of variety on this album really hampers it. Thundercat really needs to expand his vocal range and maybe venture outside of his comfort zone on the bass a bit more. I love Golden Age quite a lot and I'm always happy to see Thudercat as a feature, however his solo work has been lackluster as of late.

Impressive piece of work from Thundercat. I personally prefer the second half over the first half of the record, but it all flows really well and there are some exciting features and surprising melodies. "Drunk" oozes with funk.

From paladisiac 03/06/2017 20:40 | #187047

Abstract, meandering, dysfunctional, trendy and meowing r&b ready for muzak