Finally, Childish Gambino, after two whole years without releasing any music, is finally dropping his third studio album "Awaken, My Love" and I'm losing my mind! For those who don't know him as Childish Gambino may know him better as Donald Glover, actor, comedian, and writer. He first got his start as a writer on the show 30 Rock, writing for four seasons and winning an Emmy for his work. He then transitioned into comedy and did various stand up routines around the country. In 2009, he landed a role on the NBC comedy Community where he played ex-jock, Troy Barnes. During his time on the show he also released two Mixtapes, an Ep, and a studio album titled Camp. After his departure from the show he released his second studio album Because The Internet which has to be one of the best albums I've listened to. Donald Glover wrote a script to go along with the album, filmed parts of it and included it in the script and released a short film prior to the release of the album. While touring, he released a Mixtape and a Ep titled STNM/Kauai. Proceeds went to keeping the beaches of Kauai, Hawaii clean. In 2013, he announced that he was creating a show for FX which would soon become Atlanta. During that time between 2014 to now, he has been creating the tv show while secretly making new music which debuted at Joshua Tree, California. The concert, Pharos, was a three day event where Gambino performed "Awaken, My Love!" And now he is finally releasing it!
The main reason why I'm so excited for this album is because of the Inspiration he pulled from George Clinton and Funkadelic. People at Pharos described his new music as Alien Funk Pop, which sounds a lot like George Clinton and his crew. Even the album cover for "Awaken, My Love!" is similar to Maggot Brain by Funkadelic. In the first single from album, "Me and Your Mama", Gambino releases his inner Jimi Hendrix and scream sings on the track while a chorus sings behind his unique vocals. The single "Redbone" is completely different from the first. It's a tad smoother with Gambino singing as high pitch as possible. The track sounds like a very sexual Prince song.
I can't wait for the rest of this album to come out! Right now, It is available for pre-order on ITunes, awakenmylove.com and where ever else music is sold. If the rest of the album sounds anything like the first song, we are in for a out of this world experience. Best believe as soon as concert tickets go on sale I will be one of the first to buy a ticket.
