![]() What that means is that there’s nothing Glover’s doing here that’s new, besides the way the package is constructed, but it does lead to some especially delightful moments. My guess is that Glover just wanted people to sit down and listen in full, goddamnit.Īs far as its identity, 3.15.20 sits almost exactly between the experimental hip-hop of Because The Internet and the psychedelic funk/soul fusion of “Awaken, My Love!”. The decision to keep the extramusical semantics out of the picture clearly holds some deeper meaning, but that’s for people to decide on an individual level. Its title, its cover art, and most of the track titles (excepting the dual singles he released to fans last tour) are starkly blank and nondescript, which doesn’t bear well for its radio prospects but at least gives it some uniqueness. ![]() For another, its high-art aspirations are specifically novel to the project, even if there are parts that are just as undercooked as some of the other ideas he’s infused into his albums. So Gambino’s no different, but when the muse speaks the muse speaks. Generally it’s solid advice not to take an artist at their word when they say they’re done for good just look at LCD Soundsystem’s canny resuscitation in 2018, or A Tribe Called Quest’s redemptive masterwork in the same year, or countless other reunions over the last decade. For one, it’s new music from Childish Gambino, after a declaration of hiatus following the release of his runaway smash hit (the era-defining “This Is America”). On a certain level, it’s why he’s become such a cult act someone who takes the risks he does, especially in the popular sphere, is someone you want to see succeed.ģ.15.20 takes a few unique risks of its own. If you suspend your disbelief, if you stop thinking about why Glover makes the choices he makes on his records and just appreciate what’s playing, you might notice one of the tightest compromises between risk and craft over the last few years of pop. Whether it’s sonically, structurally or conceptually, the dude can’t edit, and maybe that’s one reason why critical opinions of his works have fluctuated so wildly.īut general music lovers, people who just like music without the baggage of compulsive critical appraisal – these are the lucky ones among us – probably don’t weigh any of that. Even “Awaken, My Love!”, which saw Glover fusing G-funk and neo-soul into a gear-shifting R&B opus, still dragged with extraneous material. Listening to a Childish Gambino record inevitably involves watching his weird misplaced ambitions get in the way, whether it’s Camp’s tryhard rap or Because The Internet’s (admittedly gorgeous) multimedia mess. Maybe there’s a less harsh way to put it, but four full-lengths later and it’s a hard notion to shake. Charisma positively leaks out of his ears.Īrtistically though, he’s kind of a poser. ![]() He can sing, he can rap, he can act, he can write, and he has the capability to throw all of it into a solid statement. Planets never see a day that isn’t towards the sun”ĭonald Glover is an extraordinarily talented entertainer. For a guide to the review color rating system, click here.
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