The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam
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| Released | June 22, 2015 | |||
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| Length | 16:08 | |||
| Label | Brainfeeder | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Consequence | C+[6] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[1] |
| The Guardian |   [7] |
| NME | 8/10[2] |
| Pitchfork | 8.3/10[8] |
| Resident Advisor | 4.2/5[9] |
| Spin | 7/10[4] |
The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam is an EP[note 1] by American musician Thundercat. It was released on June 22, 2015 via Brainfeeder.[10]
Background
[edit]In an interview with Billboard, Thundercat stated that the EP had been conceived while making Flying Lotus' You're Dead!, Kamasi Washington's The Epic, and Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly, stating that the four had shared creative ideas for each of their projects.[12] The EP was revealed to be a prelude to Bruner's followup album, Drunk.
Critical reception
[edit]At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the EP received an average score of 81% based on 9 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[5]
It ranked at number 24 on Pitchfork's "50 Best Albums of 2015" list.[3]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hard Times" | Thundercat | 1:13 |
| 2. | "Song for the Dead" |
| 2:48 |
| 3. | "Them Changes" |
| 3:08 |
| 4. | "Lone Wolf and Cub" |
| 5:30 |
| 5. | "That Moment" |
| 0:43 |
| 6. | "Where the Giants Roam/Field of the Nephilim" | Thundercat | 2:46 |
| Total length: | 16:08 | ||
Personnel
[edit]- Thundercat – vocals, bass, production
- Charles Dickerson (Mono/Poly) – production, keyboards, programming
- Steven Ellison (Flying Lotus) – production, keyboards, programming
- Miguel Atwood-Ferguson – strings on 2 and 4
- Dennis Hamm – keyboards on 3 and 6
- Kamasi Washington – saxophone on 3
- Herbie Hancock – keyboards on 4
- Taylor Graves – drum programing on 6
- Daddy Kev – mastering
Charts
[edit]| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Heatseekers Albums[13] | 9 |
| US Independent Albums[14] | 23 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[15] | 21 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Thundercat: The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ a b "8 Great Albums That May Have Passed By This Week | NME". nme.com. 27 July 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ a b c "The 50 Best Albums of 2015 (3/5)". Pitchfork. December 16, 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ a b Joyce, Colin (June 26, 2015). "Review: Thundercat's Fatalist Soul Enters the Void on 'The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam'". Spin. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ a b "The Beyond/Where the Giants Roam (EP) by Thundercat". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ Kivel, Adam (June 25, 2015). "Thundercat – The Beyond/Where the Giants Roam". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ Gibsone, Harriet (December 17, 2015). "Thundercat: The Beyond/Where the Giants Roam review – eerie ambience and transcedental grooves | The Guardian". theguardian.com. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
- ^ Walls, Seth Colter (June 26, 2015). "Thundercat: The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ Clarke, Paul (August 23, 2015). "Thundercat - The Beyond / Where The Giants Roam". Resident Advisor. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ a b Hudson, Alex (June 22, 2015). "Thundercat 'The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam' (EP stream)". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ Murray, Robin (June 19, 2015). "Thundercat To Release Mini-Album 'The Beyond / Where The Giants Roam'". Clash. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ Weiner, Natalie (June 22, 2015). "Thundercat Talks Surprise Album, Playing Jazz For Kendrick & Why Drake Is the Best". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ^ "Thundercat - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ "Thundercat - Chart history - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ "Thundercat - Chart history - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
External links
[edit]- The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam at Discogs (list of releases)
