Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Thundercat. It is what it is. Photo for MAGNET by Wes Orshoski. The post Happy Birthday Thundercat appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — You can tell from his stage name alone that Thundercat is exactly the type of artist to lend his music to some late 20th century pop cultural nostalgia. He's done just that today, following up this year's album Distracted with a new Sonic The Hedge... more info

Stereogum — Big Ears, the experimentally inclined Knoxville music festival, revealed its 2027 lineup today. The event is not organized around traditional headliners, but Jeff Tweedy is the first name in the press release, followed by Robert Glasper, Natalie Merc... more info

Stereogum — It's here! It exists! Way back in March 2025, Erykah Badu revealed that she was working on a collaborative album with rap production giant the Alchemist. This was obviously a big deal, since Badu hadn't released an album since 2010's New Amerykah Par... more info

Stereogum — Channel Tres, Compton native and maker of funky-ass club-pop, was putting out records and playing great live shows for years before he finally released his full-length debut. That album, Head Rush , finally came out in 2024, and it had guests like T... more info

Stereogum — It's been two years since avant-pop musician Remi Wolf released her sophomore album Soup. Even though we haven't heard any new music from Wolf since, we know she's been busy: She collaborated with Thundercat last fall on the track "Children Of The Ba... more info

Stereogum — Kenny Beats has been extremely busy as of late. Earlier this year he contributed production to Thundercat's Distracted and Fcukers' Ö , as well as forthcoming releases like Weezer's Gold Album and Show Me The Body's Alone Together . Now, he's fr... more info

Stereogum — The Strokes are entering into full-on blitz mode for 2026. They're playing a bunch of festivals, starting with Coachella, and releasing Reality Awaits , their first new album in six years. Today they've filled in the gaps between all those fests wit... more info

Stereogum — In a few weeks, bass-noodling funkateer Thundercat will release his collab-heavy new album Distracted. The LP features contributions from friends like A$AP Rocky, Tame Impala, Flying Lotus, Channel Tres, Kenneth Blume, and the Lemon Twigs. We’ve al... more info

Stereogum — Next month, the starry-eyed space-funk bass astronaut Thundercat will return with Distracted, his first album in six years. We’ve already posted the Lil Yachty collab “I Did This To Myself,” and the LP also has appearances from A$AP Rocky, Tame... more info