Childish Gambino – Bando Stone & The New World (2LP Vinyl)

Donald Glover has declared Bando Stone and the New World, the last Childish Gambino album. The ostensible soundtrack to a feature-length movie of the same name, the hour-long project includes snippets of dialogue that hint at the film’s apocalyptic subject matter. The fact that the soundtrack is preceding the actual film is part of Glover’s strategy: He wants listeners to work to figure out what they’re listening to. “The soundtrack forces the audience to participate in a way that I don’t feel like most things force you to participate,” he says. These 17 tracks make for a satisfying swan song that synthesizes what came before with fresher ideas gleaned from the threshold of finality.

Tracklist
LP1
Side A
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Lithonia
Survive
Steps Beach

Side B
Talk My Shit
Got To Be
Real Love
In The Night
Yoshinoya

LP2
Side A
Can You Feel Me
No Excuses
Cruisin’

Side B
We Are God
Running Around
Dadvocate
Happy Survival
A Place Where Love Goes