Childish Gambino
Because The Internet 2LP vinyl

Childish Gambino is (and isn't) Donald Glover, a recording artist, writer, actor, director, producer and comic who was gifted his alias by an online Wu Tang-Clan name-generator. Originally hailing from Stone Mountain, Georgia - his Mum was a daycare provider and his Dad a postal worker, where TV was banned in the house - Glover first entered the spotlight as a member of sketch-troupe Derrick Comedy, via a stint working on The Daily Show and the invitation to join the '30 Rock' writing staff by Tina Fey before he'd even graduated from NYU. A succession of mini-albums and mixtapes surrounded all of this, parallel to acting roles ranging from The Muppets to NBC's cult hit comedy 'Community'. It was 2011's debut album Camp - his first since signing to Glassnote Records - which marked a breakthrough for Childish Gambino, whose music explores everything from identity, race, and technology to hip-hop culture, class, and family. Follow-up 'because the internet' went top 10 on the Billboard chart, was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards and further assimilated Gambino's multiple disciplines (it was accompanied, for instance, by two films and a standalone 72-page screenplay). Around this time - and between roles in HBO's 'Girls' and movies like 'The Martian' - Glover also announced that he was working on his own TV show: a comedy-drama which he would star in, write and direct, 'Atlanta' premiered on FX this autumn to significant critical acclaim (it's already been described as "Twin Peaks with rappers"). The show was launched alongside the third Childish Gambino, Awaken, My Love!, this summer at 'Pharos', a series of secretive, audio-visual live performances which took place in a custom-designed dome in the middle of the desert in Joshua Tree. A second series of 'Atlanta' has already been commissioned, whilst Glover has recently been cast in the forthcoming Spider Man movie and has also been confirmed to play the iconic role of Lando Calrissian in the next Star Wars film (a Han Solo spin-off). Awaken, My Love! is the most vital artistic statement to date.

NEW / Released in 2013 / Reissue 2022

Tracklist:

A1 The Library (Intro)

A2 I. Crawl

A3 II. WORLDSTAR

A4 Dial Up

A5 I. The Worst Guys

A6 II. Shadows

B7 III. Telegraph Ave. ("Oakland" by Lloyd)

B8 IV. Sweatpants

B9 V. 3005

B10 Playing Around Before The Party Starts

B11 I. The Party

C12 II. No Exit

C13 Death By Numbers

C14 I. Flight Of The Navigator

C15 II. Zealots Of Stockholm [Free Information]

D16 III. Urn

D17 Pink Toes

D18 Earth: The Oldest Computer (The Last Night)

D19 Life: The Biggest Troll [Andrew Auernheimer]