Donald Glover gave fans a double dose of surprises on Monday by landing an unexpected drop His fifth album, “Atavista,” under his musical moniker Childish Gambino, as well as the announcement of a new tour scheduled to stop in Boston this summer.
“Atavista,” according to the actor, rapper and comedian, is the final and most polished version of Glover’s “3.15.20,” an album he released four years ago that includes a number of songs that are sonically similar, if not the same, for a 2020 album. The musician plans Also for a special vinyl release containing visuals for each song coming soon, he wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
Atavista is streaming now.
This album is the final version of “3.15.20”, the album I released 4 years ago. There is a special vinyl coming soon with images of each song.
A brand new Childish Gambino album is coming out this summer.
also….
Small foot and big foot video:…
– Donald (@donaldgover) May 13, 2024
In the same post, the “Mr. Smith” star said he expects to release a brand new album later this summer. Glover previously stated that the upcoming album will be his last under his Childish Gambino alias “A soundtrack for the fans,” he said. Recently on his radio show “Jelga”. any It will also serve as the soundtrack to his upcoming film “Bando Storm and the New World.”
“Atavista” features a number of notable names, including Ariana Grande, 21 Savage, Ink, Kadhja Bonet, Summer Walker and Young Nudy. Glover also released an accompanying black-and-white music video for the song “Little Foot Big Foot” (formerly known as “35.21” on “3.15.20”), which features Emmy Award-winning “Abbott Elementary” star Quinta Bronson.
The New World Tour, Glover’s first tour since 2019, begins in Oklahoma on August 11 It takes him across the United States and Canada through the summer and into the fall, including back to… TD Garden in Boston on August 23. He will then head to Europe and Australia at the end of 2024 until the beginning of 2025.
Actress and singer Willow Smith, stage name Willow, and R&B singer Amaarae will appear during the ceremony The tour as well, with Willow taking the stage during the North American match and Amaarae trailing Glover on the outside.
Tickets for the “New World Tour” will go on sale Wednesday at 10 a.m Ticketmaster.com.
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