“I think it’s great that Childish Gambino is expanding his musical talents, and I think he’s trying to appeal to more people by not just doing rap, which I really appreciate,” said Koyuki Yasui ’17. When asked to be more specific in what they thought changed in Gambino which led to this new music, Eliot Giannoni ’17 responded, “In this album he had a really strong emphasis on instrumentals instead of vocals, which to me feels like Childish is trying to be a certain kind of musician that he is not.” Although the album received many criticisms, there were many people that truly appreciated the new sound and attitude that Gambino added to his music. I did not like it,” said Liam Gordon ’17. “The new genre sounds really similar and repetitive to me, and the background music was too different, which was strange. Other students disapproved of the album as well, but had different critiques about the genre change. Milo Truppin, ‘17 was slightly disappointed by the new album. “I love Donald Glover, but I was slightly disappointed that he did not rap in this album, because his lyrics have been so complex and have so many layers to them, but there’s none of that on this new album so I’m just not as interested,” said Milo Truppin ’17. Several varied opinions on this change were expressed. This is the origin of most of his album’s controversy, since all of Gambino’s fans love him for his rap, but this style was unusual and involved no rapping whatsoever.
The most profound change that Gambino established for his music career was the new and unique genre this album takes on. Some people were enraged and disappointed, while others were appreciative of the risks he took, and were impressed by the outcomes. The album has been incredibly controversial, since Gambino is known in music for his rap, but this album has been called “soul”, “r&b,” and “rock,” none of which parallel his usual works. On December 2nd, 2016, Childish Gambino, also known as Donald Glover, released a new album called “Awaken, My Love!” Before its release, the album was predicted to be a huge hit, since Gambino had not released an album in three years. Still, it’s a minor gripe when there’s so much here to enjoy.Alessandro Ferri ‘17 has a strong opinion on the new album. Only the limitations of his voice occasionally let him down – he doesn’t quite have the range to nail Awaken’s more ostentatious vocal lines.
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Glover has a keen ear for genre idiosyncrasies and Awaken, My Love is full of tiny rewarding details: the pinched surf guitar of California the squalling organ blasts of the Parliament-Funkadelic-ish Riot. Yet any sense that his latest evolution is merely an affectation is disabused by opener Me and Your Mama, an opus that builds from hushed gospel to howling freakout. In his rap incarnation, Glover was sometimes mocked for being inauthentic – a Hollywood type trying a rap career on for size. For his follow-up, though, Glover decided to run a mile from the genre: instead, Awaken, My Love is a prog-tinged funk opus situated somewhere between Sly and the Family Stone and Unknown Mortal Orchestra.
Indeed, his previous album under that name, Because the Internet, did just that.
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G iven that he’s the creator/star of a TV comedy – the brilliant Atlanta – that’s embedded in the world of hip-hop, you’d be forgiven for expecting Donald Glover to cover similar territory with his musical alter ego Childish Gambino.
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