Overview
- Thundercat released Distracted, his fifth studio album, marking his first full-length since It Is What It Is in 2020.
- The record shifts production leadership to Greg Kurstin, with Flying Lotus appearing on the funk track I Did This to Myself.
- Guests include Lil Yachty, Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, A$AP Rocky, WILLOW, The Lemon Twigs, Channel Tres, and a posthumous verse from Mac Miller.
- Early reviews highlight virtuoso playing with humor and vulnerability, calling out Walking on the Moon, Pozole, ADD Through the Roof, and Great Americans.
- VIBE reports that Candlelight honors the late Meghan Stabile and that DOMi Louna and JD Beck join Kurstin on its intricate arrangement.