But the 35-year-old’s solo career-which began with his 2011 debut The Golden Age of Apocalypse-is just the tip of the iceberg. It Is What It Is is undoubtedly Bruner’s best work to date. He knew the song but he hadn’t made the connection.
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“I told him my song ‘Seven’ was named after the movie he was in. “Brad didn’t know that I was Thundercat at first but he’d been listening to my music for a while,” says Bruner. It turns out the two have been cordial since meeting last year. īefore Coronavirus put the world on hold, Bruner debuted several songs at the Wiltern in front of a hometown audience that included Oscar-winner Brad Pitt. At the center is “Fair Game,” a tender, melancholic tribute to Miller, and a highlight of the 15-track project’s spectacular fusion of jazz, psychedelic soul, R&B, and punk. “It’s about love, loss, life, and the ups and downs that come with that,” he summates neatly. The tragedy has informed the overall philosophy of It Is What It Is, Bruner’s fourth album as Thundercat, which drops today.
He’s definitely part of the subconscious in L.A.” I see the murals and tributes there are all over town. “Every once in a while, someone will say they learned of my music through Mac. “It’s difficult for me to process to some degree,” he admits. When Bruner takes time out of his very open coronavirus lockdown schedule to chat with Los Angeles, he’s funny and genial, but once talk turns to Miller, it’s clear his friend’s death still haunts him. Two months later, the Los Angeles Coroner’s office reported that he’d died of an accidental overdose of fentanyl, cocaine, and alcohol. When Bruner woke up the next day, his phone was lit up with messages and calls telling him that Miller had passed away. On this occasion, the duo excitedly discussed Miller’s upcoming tour, on which Bruner was slated to open.Īfter they were done for the night, they exchanged brotherly “I love yous” and went to sleep. The two had been tight for years, with Bruner contributing bass to every one of the L.A. One night in early September 2018, Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner was happily chatting to his close friend Mac Miller.
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