![]() And boy, were they not wrong.Įveryone, and I mean everyone, were taken off-guard by the release of what was supposed to be the next hip hop album from his alter ego Childish Gambino. So when the new Childish Gambino album “Awaken, My Love!” hit the internet, critics expected more of the same and that he would expand his horizons even further as he had done progressively with previous albums. In the music world, most know him as Childish Gambino who has already released a few critically acclaimed rap albums. When he isn’t acting in one of his many projects like Community or his TV show Atlanta, he’s playing the part of Lando Calrissian in the upcoming stand alone Star Wars movie Han Solo. ![]() Childish Gambino aka Donald Glover did just that by recreating early 70’s funk and soul with his newest album “Awaken, My Love!”ĭonald Glover is super busy. It’s just beautiful when some artists decide to experiment and especially when that experimentation has them creating the next great funk album. 5 Afro Award right out of the gate and it will undeniably be on our 2016 Top 20 list when it’s released in January. This is one of the best albums we have heard this year by a long shot. But it is clear that, musically he is a heavy hitter in the industry, whilst also providing help to artists such as Chance the Rapper and Logic and a mentor to many others in the game, we hope to see more of Childish Gambino.We’ll just say it. Although this album is very experimental, there is optimism that his maturity will have an impact in his future music hopefully crossing over back into hiphop.ĭonald Glover’s critically acclaimed show ‘Atlanta’, his past work as Troy on the hit show Community and his future role as Lando Calrissian in Star Wars, undoubtedly illustrates his range as an actor. Taking a step away from computers is undisputedly evident in the instrumentals, hearing grand musical performances that give the album maturity and strength. I think that opened up a lot of new doors for us.” “But it was also taking a step away from computers and to have the whole recording process filled with more air and live performances. “The whole album started out with me, Donald and a couple musicians just being in the studio together for a week and basically just experimenting, Donald just kind of being open to anything,” Ludwig Goransson, the co-writer and co-producer for the entirety of ‘Awaken, My Love’ also had an interview with Billboard and stated: I remember hearing a Funkadelic scream and being like, ‘Wow, that’s sexual and it’s scary.’ Not having a name for that, though just having a feeling. “I remember listening to songs my dad would play-albums by the Isleys or Funkadelic-and not understanding the feeling I was feeling. ![]() In an interview between Childish Gambino and Billboard, Gambino had discussed his inspiration and influences that led to ‘Awaken, My Love’ in which he states: After a couple of listens, it successfully conveys a soulful vibe if you’re willing to be open. Songs such as ‘Boogieman’, ‘Zombies’ and ‘Baby Boy’ all have elements that could grow on you over time. However rather than transcending, the way he tries to push his voice comes across laughable and not authentic, albeit over a very interesting beat. Tracks such as ‘California’ felt as if Childish Gambino tried to push his experimental side in funk, soul and RnB music to its limits. With a wide range of instruments arranged in a smooth funk fuelled way and Gambino’s falsetto complimenting both tracks perfectly is one of the redeeming qualities of the entire album. With the first listen, ‘Redbone’ and ‘Me and Your Mama’ were the only tracks that stood out to be something that is pleasant. Though it is often said, change is good, in regards to this album it took a definite experimental left turn in contrast to Gambino’s previous work. However the entirety of ‘Awaken, My Love’ remained consistent to the funk, soul and RnB genre. With the social media buzz and Gambino’s two headliner tracks (‘Redbone’ and ‘Me and Your Mama’) that were released before the album date, it gave way to a promising new direction in his music. In contrast to his previous album, ‘Because of the internet’ which raked in 96,000 copies in the first week. ![]() 2nd, its first week sales reached 72,000 copies according to Nielsen Music. ‘Awaken, My Love’, is the long awaited album by the multi-talented artist that is Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino.
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