Childish Gambino is going out with a flourish. During a GILGA Radio Instagram livestream on Sunday (April 14th), the musical alter ego of Donald Glover confirmed he will be releasing a “finished” version of his 2020 album, 3.15.20, under the title Atavista.
As a follow-up, Gambino will release Bando Stone & The New World, a brand new project doubling as the soundtrack for his upcoming film of the same name. “We’re releasing Atavista, but after that, there’s the final Childish Gambino album — a soundtrack for the fans,” he said.
While the rapper-singer didn’t reveal a release date for either album, he did say a music video for “Little Foot Big Foot” (originally titled “35.31”) directed by longtime collaborator Hiro Murai is coming in “the next couple weeks.”
Gambino also played a few previously unreleased tracks, including “Human Sacrifice” and the aforementioned “Little Foot Big Foot” featuring Atlanta rapper Young Nudy.
During the livestream, Gambino explained that he decided to release 3.15.20 unmixed and unmastered due to the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic. He also thanked fans for their support, saying, “My fans are great and have been so patient and are starving — this album is for you guys.”
Back in 2017, Glover said the follow-up to 2016’s “Awaken, My Love!” would be his final album as Childish Gambino. In January 2023, however, he said Childish Gambino “will be back” and revealed he had been in the studio working on new music.
Gambino’s announcement follows his guest appearance during Tyler the Creator’s headlining set at Coachella on Saturday night, where they performed “RUNNING OUT OF TIME” together.
Last year, he appeared on Summer Walker’s “New Type” after contributing several songs to the soundtrack for his Prime video series Swarm.
