{"id":2322262,"date":"2026-03-10T23:20:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T23:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2322262"},"modified":"2026-03-10T23:20:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T23:20:33","slug":"thundercat-releases-new-song-thunderwave-featuring-willow-listen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/thundercat-releases-new-song-thunderwave-featuring-willow-listen\/","title":{"rendered":"Thundercat Releases New Song \u201cThunderWave\u201d Featuring Willow (Listen)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201c<strong>ThunderWave<\/strong>\u201d serves as\u00a0<strong>Thundercat<\/strong>\u2019s new single featuring\u00a0<strong>WILLOW<\/strong>, the latest preview of his upcoming LP,\u00a0<strong><em>Distracted<\/em><\/strong>(<strong>Brainfeeder<\/strong>) out on\u00a0<strong>April 3rd<\/strong>. \u201c<strong>ThunderWave<\/strong><strong>\u00a0(feat. WILLOW)<\/strong>\u201d follows previously released singles\u00a0<strong>\u201cShe Knows Too Much (Feat. Mac Miller)\u201d,\u00a0\u201dI\u00a0Did This\u00a0To\u00a0Myself (Feat. Lil Yachty &amp; Flying Lotus)\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>\u201cI Wish I Didn\u2019t Waste Your Time.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A slice of quiet storm, \u201cThunderWave\u201d is an exercise in trust between Thundercat and WILLOW. Their harmonies intertwine beautifully, buoyed by Greg Kurstin\u2019s ambient production, which includes the sound of waves gently lapping upon the shore. The whole scene plays out as if under moonlight, the synths and keys shimmering like its rays refracted off the unstill waters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thundercat shared some thoughts about creating the track<em>: Willow, the weeping, the whimsy, the\u00a0whispy, the wizard. Grateful for the opportunity to create and spend time with such a beautiful human. Our journey together has been quite a fun one. Creating this song together, felt very much like the real us. So happy to be able to share.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As part of that journey, both Thundercat and WILLOW performed the song live for Amazon Music:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Amazon Music presents: Thundercat feat. WILLOW - ThunderWave\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8imqfEKh5eU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Amazon Music presents: Thundercat feat. WILLOW - ThunderWave\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8imqfEKh5eU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/noscript>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Listen to \u201cThunderWave\u00a0(feat. WILLOW)\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/motormouthmedia-2.dmanalytics2.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fthundercat.lnk.to%2Fdistracted&amp;i=5&amp;d=P3Z8d8h3QE2yrcY6Pnymbw&amp;e=jondauria%40gmail.com&amp;a=AZzWJhpwfQe2xE2lOT8IVQ&amp;s=6W-71ow0VNE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If all that sounds epic, it\u2019s to match Thundercat\u2019s ever-growing prominence in pop culture. Within the last few months, he\u2019s sitting at\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/motormouthmedia-2.dmanalytics2.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Freels%2FDT07WaegZLq%2F&amp;i=6&amp;d=P3Z8d8h3QE2yrcY6Pnymbw&amp;e=jondauria%40gmail.com&amp;a=AZzWJhpwfQe2xE2lOT8IVQ&amp;s=qw-uzvaZFko\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Rick Owens for Paris Fashion week<\/strong><\/a>, he\u2019s appearing on\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/motormouthmedia-2.dmanalytics2.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fp%2FDUQmDxnkb3f%2F%3Fhl%3Den&amp;i=7&amp;d=P3Z8d8h3QE2yrcY6Pnymbw&amp;e=jondauria%40gmail.com&amp;a=AZzWJhpwfQe2xE2lOT8IVQ&amp;s=BH8UcWyKDKc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Trackstar<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Colbert<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>ASAP Rocky\u00a0<\/strong>is inviting him along to perform on\u00a0<strong>Saturday Night Live<\/strong>. The bigger he becomes, the bigger the songs, the fame, and the worries grow, too. Thundercat wears all of that on his sleeve, and he shares it to listeners with agile wrists and genuine love of the sport.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Six years to the day of Thunder\u2019s monumental\u00a0<em>It Is What It Is<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Distracted\u00a0<\/em>has already got folks excited for his grand return. \u201cI Did This\u00a0To\u00a0Myself\u201d drew praise from many outlets including Under the Radar, Vibe,\u00a0Okayplayer, and Vice, who called the single \u201cone of the most relatable records in years, deliriously groovy and hilariously cynical about the state of romance.\u201d These cheeky yet insightful observations exemplify Thundercat\u2019s songwriting and artistry, works that elicit laughs as much as they tickle the psyche.<\/p>\n<p><em>Distracted<\/em>\u00a0vividly captures the tension between overstimulation and introspection. Thundercat is deeply skeptical of technological \u201cprogress,\u201d especially the way it\u2019s narrowed our collective imagination instead of expanding it. He jokes about\u00a0<em>Star Trek<\/em>\u00a0and childhood dreams of space travel, then pivots to the anticlimax of reality: drones without lasers, phones that only upgrade cameras, innovation reduced to spying and access. The disappointment isn\u2019t just about gadgets; it\u2019s about what we were promised versus what we got.<\/p>\n<p>The drawbacks of distraction are evident in today\u2019s attention (deficit) economy, but a true idiosyncratic like Thundercat can identify the ways in which it can be used to one\u2019s advantage. You can\u2019t spell \u2018daydreams\u2019 without \u2018dreams,\u2019 after all.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSometimes you need to be distracted to focus\u00a0in\u00a0a different way,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>Thundercat declares.<\/p>\n<p>What he ultimately wants listeners to take from\u00a0<em>Distracted\u00a0<\/em>is disarmingly simple: \u201c<em>Just enjoy it and have fun and just know that the struggle is real and changes shape, but just to keep pushing forward.<\/em>\u201d In an era that demands constant commentary, Thundercat offers something quieter and, in its own way, more radical. He gives permission to be confused. To be tired. To be, well, distracted \u2014 and still make something beautiful out of the noise.<\/p>\n<p>In the years since his last album, much has happened for Thundercat. For one thing, that album\u2019s title,\u00a0<em>It Is What It Is<\/em>, became something of a catchphrase for the world when it came to a halt for 2020. That same album took home\u00a0<strong>Best Progressive R&amp;B Album\u00a0<\/strong>at the\u00a0<strong>63rd Grammys<\/strong>. As his star has risen, so has Thundercat\u2019s resume. During these years, collaborations with\u00a0<strong>A$AP Rocky<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Tame Impala<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Gorillaz<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Silk Sonic<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Kaytranada<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Justice\u00a0<\/strong>maintained his presence in the music realm, while the bassist has also branched out into acting with roles in\u00a0<strong><em>Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett<\/em><\/strong>. Continuing his foray into the realm of television, the bassist joined\u00a0<strong>Yo<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Gabba\u00a0Gabba<\/strong>\u00a0for\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/motormouthmedia-2.dmanalytics2.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbassmagazine.com%2Fthundercat-and-yo-gabba-gabba-bring-pure-joy-to-npr-musics-tiny-desk%2F&amp;i=8&amp;d=P3Z8d8h3QE2yrcY6Pnymbw&amp;e=jondauria%40gmail.com&amp;a=AZzWJhpwfQe2xE2lOT8IVQ&amp;s=IFxaLKxAhpY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>a special performance at NPR\u2019s Tiny Desk<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and appeared as a featured musical guest on the rebooted\u00a0<strong>Yo<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Gabba\u00a0Gabbaland\u00a0<\/strong>for\u00a0<strong>Apple TV+<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Distracted\u00a0<\/em>comes out on April 3rd via\u00a0Brainfeeder\u00a0Records.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THUNDERCAT ONLINE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/motormouthmedia-2.dmanalytics2.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2F%40thundercat&amp;i=11&amp;d=P3Z8d8h3QE2yrcY6Pnymbw&amp;e=jondauria%40gmail.com&amp;a=AZzWJhpwfQe2xE2lOT8IVQ&amp;s=YW-hHwGR5WY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>TIKTOK<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/motormouthmedia-2.dmanalytics2.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fr20.rs6.net%2Ftn.jsp%3Ff%3D0011W6BXRuFmrp4a-tyHDka3VUn-Zakt8n92GP5bui_TDaVv3CtrMR_r7IIZjA4zpKGNvdcOm2Nnd8GpD1egE3M5piw0tfCqoD38AXysERy2QCxwRBxt2qcixFQut72EzTt9_Q8ixulO0Dl5_ZBI85HsA%3D%3D%26c%3DNSdRzGwlSUMqJRdWSpSmKaQyT5DcWwEpWQ50JdsbnJTEusr8Sc4CAQ%3D%3D%26ch%3DRK4xObChbRVzSm-rkU-qoPH21Gkh_o1FNWJeTSwyaZUVyDdVPsviSA%3D%3D&amp;i=12&amp;d=P3Z8d8h3QE2yrcY6Pnymbw&amp;e=jondauria%40gmail.com&amp;a=AZzWJhpwfQe2xE2lOT8IVQ&amp;s=yvwGJKPEuLQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>FACEBOOK<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/motormouthmedia-2.dmanalytics2.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fr20.rs6.net%2Ftn.jsp%3Ff%3D0011W6BXRuFmrp4a-tyHDka3VUn-Zakt8n92GP5bui_TDaVv3CtrMR_r-gwtu-wwSPVQgxWLM6v0w4cbIBl4ZSeekoPjodGDB9l2pUkeerUCmW991qefed6-fXJOww1BRrq036Ilg4bFWAqg_u3PbPtStf8JgWUZrRmw1rBp3VvNpU%3D%26c%3DNSdRzGwlSUMqJRdWSpSmKaQyT5DcWwEpWQ50JdsbnJTEusr8Sc4CAQ%3D%3D%26ch%3DRK4xObChbRVzSm-rkU-qoPH21Gkh_o1FNWJeTSwyaZUVyDdVPsviSA%3D%3D&amp;i=13&amp;d=P3Z8d8h3QE2yrcY6Pnymbw&amp;e=jondauria%40gmail.com&amp;a=AZzWJhpwfQe2xE2lOT8IVQ&amp;s=AVy4Slg6XBw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>INSTAGRAM<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/motormouthmedia-2.dmanalytics2.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fr20.rs6.net%2Ftn.jsp%3Ff%3D0011W6BXRuFmrp4a-tyHDka3VUn-Zakt8n92GP5bui_TDaVv3CtrMR_r7IIZjA4zpKGSiHSXt48nexDQ3PixDUhBzYJ-0IvxhTntmKPEJgB8InDk8ywhlXX2Ii1HiAJRQ6hy0QyCREsxdtE0yw7KcefXg%3D%3D%26c%3DNSdRzGwlSUMqJRdWSpSmKaQyT5DcWwEpWQ50JdsbnJTEusr8Sc4CAQ%3D%3D%26ch%3DRK4xObChbRVzSm-rkU-qoPH21Gkh_o1FNWJeTSwyaZUVyDdVPsviSA%3D%3D&amp;i=14&amp;d=P3Z8d8h3QE2yrcY6Pnymbw&amp;e=jondauria%40gmail.com&amp;a=AZzWJhpwfQe2xE2lOT8IVQ&amp;s=fXPASp62vlk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>X<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/motormouthmedia-2.dmanalytics2.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fr20.rs6.net%2Ftn.jsp%3Ff%3D0011W6BXRuFmrp4a-tyHDka3VUn-Zakt8n92GP5bui_TDaVv3CtrMR_r7IIZjA4zpKGdev-xH7bXPrGZghsN7hrjUoAwn9UJNvySg8g_o64OuhWIUptZdr9cWYYi-_tafb1zG7DEXncHfm_j5EyQYwhXA%3D%3D%26c%3DNSdRzGwlSUMqJRdWSpSmKaQyT5DcWwEpWQ50JdsbnJTEusr8Sc4CAQ%3D%3D%26ch%3DRK4xObChbRVzSm-rkU-qoPH21Gkh_o1FNWJeTSwyaZUVyDdVPsviSA%3D%3D&amp;i=15&amp;d=P3Z8d8h3QE2yrcY6Pnymbw&amp;e=jondauria%40gmail.com&amp;a=AZzWJhpwfQe2xE2lOT8IVQ&amp;s=m1mSfq-L1R8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>SPOTIFY<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/motormouthmedia-2.dmanalytics2.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theamazingthundercat.com%2F&amp;i=16&amp;d=P3Z8d8h3QE2yrcY6Pnymbw&amp;e=jondauria%40gmail.com&amp;a=AZzWJhpwfQe2xE2lOT8IVQ&amp;s=3OcuYQRNjnM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WEBSITE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source bassmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThunderWave\u201d serves as\u00a0Thundercat\u2019s new single featuring\u00a0WILLOW, the latest preview of his upcoming LP,\u00a0Distracted(Brainfeeder) out on\u00a0April 3rd. \u201cThunderWave\u00a0(feat. WILLOW)\u201d follows previously released singles\u00a0\u201cShe Knows Too Much (Feat. Mac Miller)\u201d,\u00a0\u201dI\u00a0Did This\u00a0To\u00a0Myself (Feat. Lil Yachty &amp; Flying Lotus)\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cI Wish I Didn\u2019t Waste Your Time.\u201d A slice of quiet storm, \u201cThunderWave\u201d is an exercise in trust between Thundercat and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2322263,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2322262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thundercat-Releases-New-Song-ThunderWave-Featuring-Willow-Listen.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2322262"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322262\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2322264,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322262\/revisions\/2322264"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2322263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2322262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2322262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2322262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}