THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Childish Gambino has just released his sixth (and reportedly final) studio album Bando Stone & The New World.
The 17-track LP kicks off with the Ammaarae co-write Hearts Are Meant To Fly, a roaring glitchy and twisty electro hip-hop cut, before delving into the moody psych-fun single Lithonia. Written by Gambino, the single evolves into a full on operatic rock anthem. He then flexes his melodious vocals on the summer-time fine Survive, before the project flows into the ethereal lullabic and guitar-laden Steps Beach, featuring Grammy-winning recording artists Steve Lacy and Fousheé. The latter later rejoined him on the alt-punk pop Running Around before Gambino shifts to display his lyrical prowess in the Flo Milli-assisted Talk My Shit.
Abundant in an array of sounds exhibiting the plurality of Childish Gambino, Dadvocate highlights his reverence for blues, folk and even country; while cuts like Got To Be and Real Love blend electro pop, dance and rap, with Yoshinoya boasting bold bar after bar. It’s heard again in the collaboration with Yeat on Cruisin’, before wrapping with the Max Martin-produced anthem A Place Where Love Goes, which melds the album’s sonic diversity all into one.”
