Every time Thundercat rolls out a new video, it always seems like the most Thundercattiest thing he could do. It seems entirely possible for Steven Bruner to end up victorious in a duel with the prize being the use of his continued limbs to hawk katanas on a shopping network. No, that sentence doesn’t make sense, all up until it does, just like Thundercat. Check out the video for “Them Changes” off the new EP, The Beyond / Where The Giants Roam, directed by Carlos Lopez Estrada all about indulging its subject and including off the wall symbolism about heartbreak after the jump.
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‘Them Changes’
Written and Produced by S. Bruner / S. Ellison
Bass, Vocal – S. Bruner
Keyboards, Programming – S. Ellison
Saxophone – Kamasi Washington
Piano – Dennis Hamm
Cast (in order of appearance):
Delane Vaugh, Iñigo Abaroa, Thundercat, Victoria Johnson, Krista Gay, Londyn Maze, Cristian Vera
Directed by Carlos Lopez Estrada
Produced by Zach Wechter
EP: Danielle Hinde for Doomsday Entertainment
Director of Photography: Nicholas Wiesnet
Production Designer: Tyler Jensen
Editor: Ernie Gilbert and Carlos Lopez Estrada
VFX: Tanner Merrill, Cameron Clark, Tim Hendrix, The Jordan Freda Company
Additional Photography: Eric Ulbrich
Wardrobe: Jordy Scheinberg
Samurai Stunts: Damien Bray and Caitlyn Dechelle
Production Manager: Alissa Torvinen
Production Supervisor: Kelli Kay
And this seems like the perfect time to mention that Thundercat is heading on tour through North America next month (with a date in San Antonio in late September that I’m personally looking forward to). If the bass god is heading your way, make sure that you attend.
Aug 01 – 02 Happy Valley, OR – Pickathon Festival @ Pendarvis Farm
Aug 06 Washington, DC – Afropunk Pre-Party @ The Howard Theatre
Aug 08 Los Angeles, CA – Low End Theory Festival @ Shrine Expo Hall
Aug 23 Brooklyn, NY – Afropunk Festival @ Commodore Barry Park
Sep 17 San Diego, CA – Cabsah
Sep 18 Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar
Sep 19 Albuquerque, NM – Historic El Rey Theatre
Sep 20 Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge
Sep 22 Tulsa, OK – Vanguard
Sep 23 Austin, TX – Holy Mountain
Sep 24 Houston, TX – Studio at Warehouse Live
Sep 25 San Antonio, TX – Alamo City Club
Sep 26 Denton, TX – Oaktopia
Sep 27 Toronto, ON – The Hoxton
Sep 29 Montreal, QC – Theatre Fairmount
Sep 30 Boston, MA – Middle East Downstairs
Oct 01 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
Oct 03 Atlanta, GA – Afropunk Festival @ Atlanta’s Central Park
Oct 04 Vancouver, BC – The Alexander
Oct 06 Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
Oct 07 Portland, OR – Star Theatre
Oct 08 Arcata, CA – Arcata Theatre
Oct 09 San Francisco, CA – 1015 Folsom
Oct 10 Santa Barbara, CA – Velvet Jones
The Beyond/Where The Giants Roam is available now on iTunes and NinjaTune.