Childish Gambino - Bando Stone and the New World (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.

Tracklisting

Disc 1 Side A

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2. Lithonia
3. Survive
4. Steps Beach

Disc 1 Side B

1. Talk My Shit
2. Got To Be
3. Real Love
4. In The Night
5. Yoshinoya

Disc 2 Side A

1. Can You Feel Me
2. No Excuses
3. Cruisin'

Disc 2 Side B

1. We Are God
2. Running Around
3. Dadvocate
4. Happy Survival
5. A Place Where Love Goes