Thundercat and Remi Wolf stopped by The Late Show to showcase their recent single, “Children of the Baked Potato.” The pair, along with a live band, gave the song an intimate, psychedelic vibe that befitted its inspiration.
“Children of the Baked Potato,” released in September, references 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.”
Thundercat released “Children of the Baked Potato” alongside “I Wish I Didn’t Waste Your Time.” He worked on both songs with producer Greg Kurstin. The songs marked 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.
Earlier this month, Thundercat embarked on a short North American tour. The run kicked off Oct. 15 in Atlanta and wraps Nov. 16 with a set at Tyler, the Creator’s Camp Flog festival in Los Angeles.
The musician recently spoke with Rolling Stone about Limp Bizkit founding bassist Sam Rivers, who died on Oct. 18. “Limp Bizkit was groundbreaking, and it needed no proof,” he said. “You could see it in people’s reaction to it, and Sam was one of the mechanics of our childhood.”
He added, “[Rivers’] work in Limp Bizkit is very defining to a number of generations, and for me personally, I am a kid that grew up listening to Limp Bizkit. I loved the first album. I loved the second album. Between him and [the band’s drummer] John Otto, it was a feeling to seek after as a musician. His music was defining to my early growing in music, too — From ‘Re-Arranged’ to ‘My Generation.’”
