Childish Gambino – Awaken, My Love!
Released October 7th, 2016
Donald Glover is a busy man. Cramming rap, music, film direction, an acting career, and stand-up comedy into his regular routine. Under his musical alter ego of Childish Gambino, his third album Awaken, My Love!, is his most cohesive, straightforward vision yet. An celebration of funk and soul’s most psychedelic moments. It’s a step forward from the goof-about wordplay (although there is plenty of goofy lyrics here as well) of his debut album Camp, to the slightly impenetrable, genre-clashing agenda of the follow-up, Because the Internet. As he races from one medium or project the next, it may be a struggle to keep up with what he’s trying to achieve, but Glover’s erratic approach is also clearly part of his appeal.
3.5 of 5 stars
