Thundercat drops a joint that will warm the hearts of gamers the world over with "Bowzer's Ballad" - a track dedicated to Nintendo President Hiroshi Yamauchi. Yamauchi passed away on September 19th at the age of 85 after guiding the corporation to the fore as a leading innovator in the world of video game design. Thundercat's 8-bit homage is a sinister bass-heavy dirge that captures the otherworldly emotional highs and lows often associated with scores of adventure fantasy games - a field of virtual gameplay that Nintendo pioneered during Yamauchi's tenure. The track arrives alongside a handful of tour dates that take Thundercat to a few cities in Europe before he returns stateside to rock a number of venues through November. Check the track below to listen to "Bowzer's Ballad." Scroll down to take a look at Thundercat's upcoming tour dates.
Thundercat 2013 Tour Dates:
10/01 – Brussels, BE @ Vaartkapoen
10/02-05 – Bologna, IT @ Robot Festival
10/03 – Rotterdam, NL @ BIRD
10/06 – London, UK @ Village Underground
11/13 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
11/14 – Portland, OR @ Bunk Bar
11/16 – Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound Club
11/17 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza
11/19 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
11/21 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern
11/22 – Toronto, ON @ Wrong Bar
11/23 – Montreal, QC @ 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
