![]() California stands out on the album, but not necessarily for the right reason. Early tracks like Have Some Love and Boogieman are fun, and wonderfully produced, but don’t have quite the same catchiness or scope as Redbone or Me and Your Mama. The rest of the album is generally strong, but less distinctive. It wears its Prince influence on its sleeve, and it’s the best pop moment on the album. Redbone is a bit more conventionally structured, built around a catchy, funky synth riff. Glover manages the funk “squeal” pretty handily, and the whole track is extremely satisfying. ![]() Glover doesn’t actually sing until over 2 minutes into the song, at which point it switches into a blues epic filled with crunchy guitar. Me and Your Mama begins with a swampy bassline and queasy synths, accompanied by soul backing vocalists. The album may not cast off all of his previous issues, but it’s comfortably his best work yet.īoth of the album’s pre-release singles are great, and standout in a fairly strong record. “Awaken, My Love!” represents something of a welcome pivot then, as Glover has seemingly abandoned hip-hop for his take on 70’s funk and soul. Because the Internet was better, largely because Glover seemed to take his work more seriously, but it struggled under the weight of the concept-album pretension surrounding it. There’s always been a depth and likability to his work, which was made it so surprising that his debut rap album, Camp was poorly received, with critics rejecting its overly self-aware brand of “nerd rap”. Glover is generally masterful at everything he does, be it comic acting, stand-up comedy, or with his new show Atlanta, creating a world of multi-faceted characters. Donald Glover’s music as Childish Gambino has always been somewhat of an oddity, when compared to his otherwise spotless career.
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