Thundercat released a song in honor of the late Nintendo boss, announced a tour (dates & MP3)

by Andrew Sacher

DOWNLOAD: Thundercat – “Bowzer’s Ballad” (MP3)

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Bass master Thundercat returned earlier this year with his new album, Apocalypse, and he’s now followed that with a new song “Bowzer’s Ballad.” It’s a tribute to Nintendo boss Hiroshi Yamauchi, who passed away last week (9/19), and it sounds like what you might expect a combination of Thundercat’s signature nu-jazz and video game music to sound like. Download it above or stream it below.

Thundercat also just announced a fall tour which brings him to NYC on November 25 at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Tickets for that show go on sale Friday (9/27) at noon. He’ll be in NYC even sooner, however, to perform on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon with The Roots tonight (9/26).

All dates are listed, along with the new song stream, below…

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Thundercat – “Bowzer’s Ballad”

Thundercat — 2013 Tour Dates
11/13 San Francisco, CA The Independent
11/14 Portland, OR Bunk Bar
11/16 Vancouver, British Columbia Fortune Sound Club
11/17 Seattle, WA Barboza
11/19 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
11/21 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern
11/22 Toronto, Ontario Wrong Bar
11/23 Montreal, Quebec Le Belmont
11/24 Boston, MA The Sinclair
11/25 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
11/26 Washington, DC U Street Music Hall
12/05 Los Angeles, CA The Echoplex

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