The Golden Age of Apocalypse
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| The Golden Age of Apocalypse | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 29, 2011 | |||
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| Length | 37:24 | |||
| Label | Brainfeeder | |||
| Producer | Flying Lotus, Thundercat | |||
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The Golden Age of Apocalypse is the debut studio album by Thundercat, released on August 29, 2011.
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.1/10[1] |
| Metacritic | 80/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Beats Per Minute | 78%[4] |
| The Boston Phoenix | [5] |
| Consequence of Sound | A−[6] |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10[7] |
| The Guardian | [8] |
| MusicOMH | [9] |
| Pitchfork | 8.1/10[10] |
| Slant Magazine | [11] |
| Uncut | [12] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, The Golden Age of Apocalypse received an average score of 80% based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]
It was listed by Sean J. O'Connell of LA Weekly as one of the "Top 5 Los Angeles Jazz Albums of 2011".[13]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hooooooo" | 0:22 |
| 2. | "Daylight" | 2:56 |
| 3. | "Fleer Ultra" | 2:14 |
| 4. | "Is It Love?" | 5:37 |
| 5. | "For Love I Come" (George Duke cover) | 3:35 |
| 6. | "It Really Doesn't Matter to You" | 3:33 |
| 7. | "Jamboree" | 3:45 |
| 8. | "Boat Cruise" | 3:45 |
| 9. | "Seasons" | 2:18 |
| 10. | "Goldenboy" | 3:04 |
| 11. | "Walkin'" | 2:06 |
| 12. | "Mystery Machine (The Golden Age of Apocalypse)" | 2:05 |
| 13. | "Return to the Journey" | 2:04 |
| 14. | "$200 TB" (Bonus Track for Japan; Alternate Artwork) | 2:19 [14] |
Personnel
- Thundercat – vocals, bass, keyboards, production
- Cameron Graves – keyboards, programming
- Ronald Bruner Jr. – drums, percussion
- Kamasi Washington – saxophones
- Hadrien Feraud - bass
- Austin Peralta – keyboards
- Oliver Johnson (Dorian Concept) - keyboards
- Steven Ellison (Flying Lotus) – production, keyboards, programming
- Miguel Atwood-Ferguson – strings
- Brandon Coleman - keyboards
- Chris Dave - drums
- Erykah Badu - backing vocals
- Shafiq Husayn - programming, drums
- Om'Mas Keith - backing vocals
- Taylor Graves - keyboards
- Brook “D’Leau” Davis (J*Davey) - keyboards
- Daddy Kev - mastering engineer
