The Childish Gambino chapter is coming to a close for Donald Glover. The final installment is set to arrive on Friday (July 19) with his Bando Stone & The New World album. See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Glover sat down with The New York Times on Wednesday (July 17) ahead of the LP hitting streaming services later this week.
The multi-hyphenate felt it was time to move on from the Childish Gambino moniker as it wasn’t “fulfilling” to him anymore. “It really was just like, ‘Oh, it’s done.’ It’s not fulfilling,” Glover admitted.
“And I just felt like I didn’t need to build in this way anymore.” Gambino isn’t holding back with his final act, which will serve as the soundtrack companion to the blockbuster of the same name. He doesn’t seem to have any regrets about moving forward.
“I think grace is undervalued in the world,” he added. “When I put my son on my shoulders, I feel deep joy. That’s real.
No one on their deathbed is going to look back and say, ‘Thank God I avoided being cringe.'” The 40-year-old previewed his genre-blending album, which finds him embracing an array of influences, for an intimate audience with a listening experience curated on NYC’s Little Island earlier in July. Bando Stone boasts a versatile lineup of guests including Jorja Smith, Yeat, Chloe Bailey, Steve Lacy, Flo Milli, Amaarae, Foushee and more.
Glover’s son even makes an artistic cameo. The album is Gambino’s fifth.