Bando Stone & the New World
2024 studio album by Childish Gambino
Bando Stone and the New World is the fifth studio album by American actor and musician Donald Glover, and his final album under the stage name Childish Gambino. It was released on July 19, 2024, through RCA Records.
The album was met with positive reviews from critics, who praised its eclectic production, mature songwriting and Glover's vocal performance, but were mixed on its lack of cohesiveness. At the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, Bando Stone & the New World was nominated for Best Progressive R&B Album.
Background
In 2017, Donald Glover revealed he planned to retire the stage name Childish Gambino after his next project, telling the Governors Ball Music Festival attendees, "I'll see you for the last Gambino album". In 2018, Glover won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance for his 2016 single "Redbone". At the Q&A following the ceremony, Glover reiterated his intention to retire the Gambino moniker and release a final project, saying "I think endings are good because they force things to get better". Glover told attendees of the This is America Tour that the tour would be Childish Gambino's final tour. In 2020, Glover unceremoniously released the studio album 3.15.20 in an unfinished state amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the loss of his father. It was unknown at the time if the release would be Glover's final Childish Gambino project.
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