The track is one of two new songs from the celebrated bassist, along with “I Wish I Didn’t Waste Your Time”
Thundercat is finally back with a pair of new songs, “Children of the Baked Potato” with Remi Wolf and “I Wish I Didn’t Waste Your Time.”
“Children of the Baked Potato” begins with a jumpy, but atmospheric intro, and quickly kicks into frantic gear, with Wolf’s vocals pairing perfectly with Thundercat’s blistering bass work. The song’s title is a reference to the famous L.A. jazz club, the Baked Potato, which was an influential space for both artists.
“She’s [Remi] a child of the Baked Potato like me,” Thundercat said in a statement. “She knew exactly what the song needed. And it was wild to watch her make it happen. The more I listen to the song, it’s clear there was no one better I could have picked.”
‘I Wish I Didn’t Waste Your Time” strikes an infectious, but more pensive groove with Thundercat crooning in his distinct, meditative falsetto: “I think I’m in too deep/Maybe it’s all my faults/Creeping up behind/I wish I didn’t waste your time.”
Thundercat worked on both songs with producer Greg Kurstin. They mark the musician’s first new solo music in five-and-a-half years, with Thundercat releasing his most recent solo album, It Is What It Is, in April 2020. Since then, Thundercat has done several collaborations, including “No More Lies” with Tame Impala, “After Last Night” with Silk Sonic, and “Cracker Island” with Gorillaz.
Next month, Thundercat will embark on a short North American tour. The run kicks off Oct. 15 in Atlanta and wraps Nov. 16 with a set at Tyler, the Creator’s Camp Flog festival in Los Angeles.
