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Album reviews with Ian Sinclair: April 7, 2020
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Thundercat
It Is What It Is
(Brainfeeder Records)
★★★
MUCH like 2017 breakthrough Drunk, the new album from Los Angeles bassist and singer Stephen Lee Bruner, aka Thundercat, is a delicious sprawling smorgasbord of styles, taking in jazz, funk, soul, hip-hop and soft rock.
And, like Drunk, it's co-produced by Flying Lotus, with a who’s who of gifted artists guesting on the record.
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