Person · Male
Thundercat
US singer-songwriter & bassist
- From
- Los Angeles, United States
- Since
- 1984–present
- Rating
- ★ 5
- Releases
- 49
- jazz fusion
- funk
- electronica
- funktronica
- nu jazz
- soul
- electronic
- psychedelic soul
About
Stephen Lee Bruner (born October 19, 1984), better known by his stage name Thundercat, is an American musician, singer, record producer, songwriter, and bassist from Los Angeles, California. First coming to prominence as a member of heavy metal band Suicidal Tendencies, he returned to his musical roots, placing a strong focus on funk, soul, progressive R&B, psychedelia and jazz-fusion. He has since released five solo studio albums and is noted for his work with producer Flying Lotus and his appearances on Kendrick Lamar's 2015 album To Pimp a Butterfly. In 2016, Thundercat won a Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Performance for his work on the track "These Walls" from To Pimp a Butterfly. In 2020, Thundercat released his fourth studio album, It Is What It Is, which earned him a Grammy Award for Best Progressive R&B Album. Rolling Stone has ranked him as one of the greatest bass players of all time.
Member of
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Suicidal Tendencies electric bass guitar
Discography
Singles
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I Did This to Myself
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Moving at Light Speed
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She Knows Too Much
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ThunderWave
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Children of the Baked Potato
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Upside Down (Candy Crush) Apple Music
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What You Need
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I Wish I Didn’t Waste Your Time Apple Music
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Candy Paint
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Time Machine
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No More Lies
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Thousand Knives (Thundercat remodel)
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Cracker Island
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i know where you’ve been!
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Choir Practice3
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Dragonball Durag
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Black Qualls Apple Music
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Innerstellar Love
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Fair Chance Apple Music
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Final Fight
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King of the Hill
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Show You the Way
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Friend Zone
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You’re Dead! - Haleys Line
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Independence Vey
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Bus in These Streets Apple Music
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These Walls
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Them Changes Apple Music
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Already There
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Bowzer's Ballad
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Between Villains
Compilations
Links
Listen
Official
Concerts
Buy
Sibling
Voice actor
Also known as
Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner · Stephen Bruner · Stephen Lee Bruner · Steve Bruner · サンダーキャット · 雷猫
Tags
- indie soul
- afrofuturism
- astral jazz
- electric jazz
- escape room
- neo-soul
- progressive r&b
- psychedelia
- rhythm and blues
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 044fd265-79dd-43eb-afc4-8b20becf7e17
- ISNI
- 000000008967428X
- IPI
- 00477878480
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 9 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.