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The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam
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 Guardian[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

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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

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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]

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

Track listing

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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

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Charts

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

See also

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Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "Thundercat: The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "8 Great Albums That May Have Passed By This Week | NME". nme.com. 27 July 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "The 50 Best Albums of 2015 (3/5)". Pitchfork. December 16, 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  4. ^ 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. ^ 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. ^ 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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