To celebrate the release of Thundercat's excellent new album, Drunk, we're revisiting the time Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner and Kamasi Washington sat down backstage at Pitchfork Festival for The Talkhouse Music Podcast. In this episode, they discuss growing up playing music together, working with Kendrick Lamar and Flying Lotus, the last conversation Thundercat ever had with J Dilla, and much more. Their talk follows a bonus chat between Carly Rae Jepsen and Brian Wilson. Subscribe now on iTunes or Stitcher to stay in the loop about future Talkhouse podcasts.
— Elia Einhorn, Talkhouse Music Podcast host and producer
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Revisited: Kamasi Washington Talks with Thundercat for the Talkhouse Music Podcast
The two reminisce about growing up playing music together and, as a bonus feature, Carly Rae Jepsen has one question for Brian Wilson
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