The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam

The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam is an EP[note 1] by American musician Thundercat. It was released on June 22, 2015 via Brainfeeder.[9]

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
Consequence of SoundC+[6]
Exclaim!8/10[1]
Pitchfork8.3/10[7]
Resident Advisor4.2/5[8]
Spin7/10[4]

Background

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.[11] The EP was revealed to be a prelude to Bruner's followup album, Drunk.

Critical reception

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]

Popular music reviewer Anthony Fantano rated the album a 6/10 citing “lackluster production”.

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

Track listing
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Hard Times"Thundercat1:13
2."Song for the Dead"Mono/Poly, Thundercat2:48
3."Them Changes"Flying Lotus, Thundercat3:08
4."Lone Wolf and Cub"Flying Lotus, Mono/Poly, Thundercat5:30
5."That Moment"Flying Lotus, Thundercat0:43
6."Where the Giants Roam/Field of the Nephilim"Thundercat2:46
Total length:16:08

Personnel

Charts
Chart Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums[12] 9
US Independent Albums[13] 23
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[14] 21

Notes
  1. Exclaim! stated that it is an EP.[9] Meanwhile, Clash stated that it is a mini-album.[10]

References
  1. "Thundercat: The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  2. "8 Great Albums That May Have Passed By This Week | NME". nme.com. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  3. "The 50 Best Albums of 2015 (3/5)". Pitchfork. December 16, 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  4. 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. "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. Walls, Seth Colter (June 26, 2015). "Thundercat: The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  8. Clarke, Paul (August 23, 2015). "Thundercat - The Beyond / Where The Giants Roam". Resident Advisor. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  9. Hudson, Alex (June 22, 2015). "Thundercat 'The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam' (EP stream)". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  10. Murray, Robin (June 19, 2015). "Thundercat To Release Mini-Album 'The Beyond / Where The Giants Roam'". Clash. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  11. Weiner, Natalie (June 22, 2015). "Thundercat Talks Surprise Album, Playing Jazz For Kendrick & Why Drake Is the Best". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  12. "Thundercat - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  13. "Thundercat - Chart history - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  14. "Thundercat - Chart history - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
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