The Golden Age of Apocalypse is the debut studio album by Thundercat, released on Brainfeeder in 2011. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, The Golden Age of Apocalypse received an average score of 80% based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". It was listed by Sean J. O'Connell of LA Weekly as one of the "Top 5 Los Angeles Jazz Albums of 2011". Read more on Last.fm.
Stephen Lee Bruner, stage name Thundercat (b. October 19 1984, Los Angeles, CA, USA) is a virtuoso bassist, composer, producer and singer. Born into a family of musicians, he and his brother were part of legendary thrash punks Suicidal Tendencies (since 16 years of age) - Bruner has collaborated with many, including jams with Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Mac Miller and Stanley Clarke.
“I do believe that hip-hop can be the new jazz, and I’m helping create that”, Bruner said in an interview to Bass Player, in 2008. Read more on Last.fm
