Breaking Down “Bando Stone” and the Magic of a Moment in Music
Since Donald Glover announced that “Atavista” would be his penultimate album under the stage name Childish Gambino, I have been anticipating his so-called final project. I say “so-called” because we know that when an artist declares their upcoming album will be their last, especially early in their career, it’s likely not the final album. Consequently, many critics have predicted that this might mark the end of the Childish Gambino era, but that doesn’t mean Donald Glover won’t release music under his original name.
This shift from Childish Gambino makes sense from a marketing and creative perspective because following the Childish Gambino and Donald Glover YouTube platforms for the past few weeks as I waited for the next project was a hassle. But I was not disappointed when I started to see the music and videos dropped for “Bando Stone & the New World” following the online success of the song “Lithonia,” colloquially known as “Nobody Gives a F***.”
