Following a sold-out four-night residency at London’s KOKO last year, the amazing Thundercat returns with his first original music in two years, “I Wish I Didn’t Waste Your Time” and “Children of the Baked Potato” (feat. Remi Wolf), out now via Brainfeeder. The tracks arrive hot on the heels of a brand-new North America and European tour that will also include six headline dates across the UK, including O2 Academy Brixton.
Tickets: Tickets will go on sale beginning Wednesday, September 17th with an artist presale as well as an O2 Priority Presale. General On Sale will begin on Friday 19th September at 10am.
Access to Preferred Tickets is available to Mastercard cardholders in the UK on Friday 19th September at 10am. visitwww.priceless.com/music to find out more.
Next month, fans can catch Thundercat as he embarks on a tour of North America, including a date at III Points Festival in Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw in LA. You can purchase tickets HERE.
UK/EU DATES
March 5th – MILAN – Alcatraz
March 6th – VIENNA – Gasometers
March 8th – WARSAW – Progresja
March 9th – BERLIN – Huxleys Neue Welt March 10th – PRAGUE – Roxy
March 13th – COLOGNE – Live Music Hall
March 14th – Utrecht – TivoliVredenburg
March 15th – Utrecht – TivoliVredenburg
March 18th – PARIS – Salle Pleyel
March 19th – FRANKFURT – Batschkapp
March 20th – HAMBURG – Große Freiheit 36
March 23rd – BRUSSELS – Ancienne Belgique
March 25th – LONDON – O2 Academy Brixton
March 27th – MANCHESTER – Aviva Studios
March 28th – NEWCASTLE – The Glasshouse
March 30th – BRISTOL – Bristol Beacon
March 31st – BRISTOL – Bristol Beacon
April 1st – EDINBURGH – Usher Hall
April 3rd – DUBLIN – Vicar Street
April 4th – DUBLIN – Vicar Street
North America Tour Dates
October 15th — ATLANTA — Coca—Cola Roxy
October 17th — MIAMI — III Points Festival
October 25th — BROOKLYN — Brooklyn Paramount
October 28th — WASHINGTON, DC — The Anthem
October 29th — PHILADELPHIA — Franklin Music Hall
October 30th — BOSTON — Roadrunner
November 1st — TORONTO — Massey Hall
November 7th — CHICAGO— Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
November 11th — DENVER — Fillmore Auditorium November 16th — LA — Camp Flog Gnaw
‘Children of the Baked Potato’ premiered earlier today as part of a takeover of Shibuya TV’s massive outdoor screen in Tokyo’s bustling central district plus 42 outdoor screens in Miyashita Park, one of Tokyo’s buzziest urban hangouts with fans invited down to experience it IRL.
Thundercat and Remi Wolf also joined Zane Lowe for an interview on Apple Music’s New Music Daily show. Listen to “I Wish I Didn’t Waste Your Time” / “Children of the Baked Potato” (feat. Remi Wolf)
Thundercat fans can rejoice that they’re getting not one but two offerings from the big bad bassist, both of which feature input from the legendary Greg Kurstin. “I Wish I Didn’t Waste Your Time,” with its relaxed bassline and Thunder’s soft falsetto, taps into the classic Thundercat sound. The riffs, nimble and familiar, are easy to slip into, a welcome return to form from a master at his craft.
Meanwhile, “Children of the Baked Potato” invokes a more urgent energy, one where Thunder is matched by Remi Wolf’s commanding wails. The song’s title refers to the legendary
hole-in-the-wall jazz club in LA, (which, you guessed it, exclusively serves baked potatoes), and which, for over 50 years, has showcased the best in LA’s jazz scene, fusion greats and studio icons. It is the place to see your favourite musician’s favourite musicians and was a massive influence on Thundercat.
“She’s [Remi] a child of the Baked Potato like me,” Thundercat says. “She knew exactly what the song needed. And it was wild to watch her make it happen. The more I listen to the song, it’s clear there was no one better I could have picked.”.
