Like every artist who released an album in the spring of 2020, the L.A. jazz-fusion bassist Thundercat has had a long time to sit with the mixed emotions of releasing his life`s work at the onset of a pandemic. “It was a bit hard to process,” he said via Zoom from his recording studio, where he was joined by the disembodied digital voice of his producer pal and longtime collaborator Flying Lotus. “It was like the minute the album came out, everyone said, ‘Get excited, but also stay on the couch and don`t touch anyone. Wear a face condom, but also try to feel some joy.” “It was weird,” Lotus, born Steven Ellison, agreed. “You never had a victory lap, you didn`t get to tour, you had something...
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