![]() ![]() She then gets in trouble and despite his initial distaste, the narrator too wants to go there to have a good time. The poppier, rawer ' California' follows up on love, Glover criticizing a girl who wants to life a free and fun life in California. The first verse chants, " They wanna see us fallin' apart! / You know that I love you! / So let me into your heart," Glover begging his lover to stay with him and open up to him despite the world being against them. The lyrics tell the tale of how difficult love can be, and how those against it encumber those who have fallen victim to it. Lead single ' Me and Your Mama' opens the record, its spiraling Radiohead synths adding a modern touch to the old-fashioned, blues rock instrumental the song has. There's not really one specific topic that the album clings to, but each song has something to say. The theme of love and life occurs in each and every song separately, though. Other song titles also reference "your mama" and ' Baby Boy,' further giving credence to this theme. The title itself references a birth that tense but joyous wait for your newborn child to open their eyes or to cry for the first time. From an overarching view, this album is for Gambino's son. Awaken, My Love! is an album about love, being served in many different forms. This is true thematically and stylistically. ![]() This record is a new chapter in the story of Donald Glover. What's best about the record, perhaps, is that it is its own entity and sound. If anything, it's closer to his Kauai EP. ![]() It's not Because The Internet, nor is it Camp. This was the direction that he looked to be traveling in, though. Awaken, My Love is more of a funk and soul record than it is hip-hop (Glover's host genre), so it is a departure. It's not what you may have expected from Childish Gambino, but at the same time it still feels intrinsically like his own record. There's not much that could've pre-empted you for this record. Donald Glover announced his third record Awaken, My Love! at the beginning of November, and now it's out and it is quite the surprise. There's no one quite as hot in the hip-hop world right now as Childish Gambino is. ![]()
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