Today, Childish Gambino, the musical alter-ego of Atlanta creator Donald Glover, released his most ambitious and polarizing album to date. The eleven-song opus borrows from '70s funk icons Funkadelic and The Isley Brothers to create a futuristic fusion of funk, rock, and soul that relies heavily on the versatility of Gambino's much-improved singing voice. On it, Donald elicits the sounds of revolution with the help of longtime producing partner Ludwig Göransson and addresses the pressing issues of our day, from police shootings, to the fact that everyone wants to move to fucking California. Each track is a separate vision that, when heard in succession, reveals a self-contained universe, and they serve as further evidence that Glover is, as he claims, "a builder of worlds". Find that out below, and check out the entirety of the new album on Spotify now.
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