The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam

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The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam
The Beyond - Where the Giants Roam (Front Cover).png
EP by
Thundercat
ReleasedJune 22, 2015 (2015-06-22)
Genre
Length16:08
LabelBrainfeeder
Producer
Thundercat chronology
Apocalypse
(2013) 		The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam
(2015) 		Drunk
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
ConsequenceC+[6]
Exclaim!8/10[1]
The Guardian4/5 stars[7]
NME8/10[2]
Pitchfork8.3/10[8]
Resident Advisor4.2/5[9]
Spin7/10[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[]

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[]

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]

Popular music reviewer Anthony Fantano rated the album a "strong 6 to a light 7" out of 10, citing "weak outros on many of the tracks" as well as "some lost potential (given the featured musicians) caused by the brevity of the album".

It ranked at number 24 on Pitchfork's "50 Best Albums of 2015" list.[3]

Track listing[]

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Hard Times"Thundercat1:13
2."Song for the Dead"
2:48
3."Them Changes"
3:08
4."Lone Wolf and Cub"
  • Flying Lotus
  • Mono/Poly
  • Thundercat
5:30
5."That Moment"
  • Flying Lotus
  • Thundercat
0:43
6."Where the Giants Roam/Field of the Nephilim"Thundercat2:46
Total length:16:08

Personnel[]

Charts[]

Chart Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums[13] 9
US Independent Albums[14] 23
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[15] 21

Notes[]

  1. ^ Exclaim! stated that it is an EP.[10] Meanwhile, Clash stated that it is a mini-album.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Thundercat: The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "8 Great Albums That May Have Passed By This Week | NME". nme.com. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "The 50 Best Albums of 2015 (3/5)". Pitchfork. December 16, 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  4. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "The Beyond/Where the Giants Roam (EP) by Thundercat". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  6. ^ Kivel, Adam (June 25, 2015). "Thundercat – The Beyond/Where the Giants Roam". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Walls, Seth Colter (June 26, 2015). "Thundercat: The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  9. ^ Clarke, Paul (August 23, 2015). "Thundercat - The Beyond / Where The Giants Roam". Resident Advisor. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Hudson, Alex (June 22, 2015). "Thundercat 'The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam' (EP stream)". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  11. ^ Murray, Robin (June 19, 2015). "Thundercat To Release Mini-Album 'The Beyond / Where The Giants Roam'". Clash. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  12. ^ Weiner, Natalie (June 22, 2015). "Thundercat Talks Surprise Album, Playing Jazz For Kendrick & Why Drake Is the Best". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  13. ^ "Thundercat - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  14. ^ "Thundercat - Chart history - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  15. ^ "Thundercat - Chart history - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2017.

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