Bando Stone and the New World (EU Press) - Childish Gambino (Vinyl) (BD)

This is a double vinyl LP pressing of Bando Stone and the New World by Childish Gambino. It is with a certain sadness for fans across all mediums that Donald Glover has declared Bando Stone and the New World to be the final Childish Gambino album. Ostensibly a soundtrack to a feature-length film of the same name, the hour-long project includes snippets of dialogue that hint at the movie’s apocalyptic themes. Interestingly, the soundtrack precedes the release of the actual film—a deliberate strategy by Glover. He wants listeners to engage more actively with what they’re hearing. “The soundtrack forces the audience to participate in a way that I don't feel like most things force you to participate,” he says. “It forces you to have an imagination. I already see people being like, 'This is very cinematic, this must be the part that... This feels like a credit sequence.' A lot of stuff feels flat because it's not asking you to participate. Art used to be—you had to participate on some level and have some sort of thought process on it. You can't just be like, 'Oh, this is mid.'” Even without the accompanying visuals, these 17 tracks serve as a fitting swan song—blending the essence of his earlier work with fresh ideas that reflect the weight of finality.

Label: Wolf & Rothstein

Release Year: 2025

Track List: 

1. H3@Rt$ W3re M3@Nt T0 F7¥
2. Lithonia
3. Survive
4. Steps Beach
5. Talk My Shit
6. Got To Be
7. Real Love
8. In the Night
9. Yoshinoya
10. Can You Feel Me
11. No Excuses
12. Cruisin'
13. We Are God
14. Running Around
15. Dadvocate
16. Happy Survival
17. A Place Where Love Goes