Introduction
Donald Glover doesn’t do anything by half, and the massive multifaceted project he’s launched for what he says is the final statement from Childish Gambino, the long-running alter-ego he rode to musical stardom, is no exception. “Bando Stone and the New World” is an album, a film, and a sprawling world tour, which were all announced simultaneously back in April (along with another album, a finished version of “Atavista,” the nearly-complete set he’d quietly rush-released in the early days of the pandemic and re-released last May).
Overview
The film and tour remain to be seen, but if the “Bando Stone” album is any indication, Gambino is going out with a bang. It’s not only his best and most far-reaching musical project to date, with a brain-busting combination of musical styles and guests ranging from singers Jorja Smith and Amaarae to rappers Flo Milli and Yeat to alt-rock virtuosos Khruangbin. It’s also easily one of the top albums of the year.
The Creative Genius of Donald Glover
We’d expect nothing less. Glover is so talented at so many things it doesn’t seem fair — rapper, singer, actor, songwriter, screenwriter, director, dancer, who knows what else — but it comes with a deep contrarian streak, which isn’t the only thing he has in common with another great contrarian, Prince. He makes blink-and-you-miss-it announcements to fans with no advance notice on livestreams that aren’t archived; “Atavista” was originally released as a stream on a one-off website for just 24 hours; he dropped his heavily coded video for his Grammy-winning song “This Is America,” in the middle of his “Saturday Night Live” double-duty hosting-musical guest stint in 2018. And although Glover’s predilection for being, as Tyler, the Creator once put it, “all secret and cryptic like a dickfuck” can lead people to “miss out on some really cool shit,” his work nearly always rewards the time and patience it takes to search or wait for it.
Artists: CHILDISH GAMBINO
Album: BANDO STONE AND THE NEW WORLD (2024)
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 256kbps
Genre: Hip/Hop/Rap
Year: 2024
Tracklist:
- H3@Rt$ W3re M3@Nt T0 F7¥
- Lithonia
- Survive
- Steps Beach
- Talk My Shit
- Got To Be
- Real Love
- In the Night
- Yoshinoya
- Can You Feel Me
- No Excuses
- Cruisin
- We Are God
- Running Around
- Dadvocate
- Happy Survival
- A Place Where Love Goes
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