![]() Gambino seems to be kowtowing his way around instead of exerting himself fully into the material. In the past, Gambino has a track record of turning these sonic whirlwinds into chronic mainstays, but often times the listener is left with only a poorly constructed outline of something begging to be great. Probably the most puzzling and simultaneously frustrating thing about the album is that so many of the songs are buttressed by absorbing instrumentation. ![]() The next track, 'Have Some Love', is even less memorable, as he dons a Curtis Mayfield gait to sing a rather ordinary track about loving thy neighbour. But once the beat transforms into a hard-rock rhythm, Gambino stretches his vocal chords to sing of a seemingly indestructible love. 'Me and Your Mama' commences with promise, as a background choir chants over soft, pleasurable synths that invoke a David Bowie-esque, space odyssey feel. The result is a record that is quite literally all over the place. With "Awaken My Love!", he dials back the rap in favour of singing, delving into more neo-funk and soul stylings. While Because the Internet was more like Gambino’s version of Songs in the Key(pad) of Life, things are different this time around. ![]() ![]() But "Awaken, My Love!" is a sharp turn from that dazzling album in more ways than one.īeing a deeply creative soul, it makes sense that Gambino would want to expand his arsenal, but reaching for other musical stratospheres does not always equate with success. With an accompanying virtual script, because the internet explored all the minutiae of what life inside of a digital world entailed in a complex and wonderful fashion, the sum of which amounted to a hip hop mainstay. Under his musician alias, Childish Gambino, he has already released two studio albums and one critically acclaimed mixtape prior to "Awaken, My Love!" The latter of his previous two studio releases, Because the Internet, rightfully received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album and currently is on the cusp of being a platinum release. With his new television series Atlanta in circulation, it’s ever more proof that the man has an aching desire to penetrate every art form he can. Donald Glover can’t sit still, or at least it seems that way. ![]()
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