He is the artist who once hid a secret song file within the code of his website and wrote an entire screenplay to accompany his second album, so I’m going to assume he wants his fans to dig deep.Īfter the thematic intro track “0.00,” the album properly begins with “Algorhythm,” a dystopian, computer-inspired dance number. Is that going against Glover’s wishes for his art? I’m not sure. That being said, this album could well be the final LP we receive from Glover, or at least his final as Childish Gambino (Glover has said several times since his last album that he anticipated for his next one to be his last), so if feels impossible as a fan to listen to this album and not consider it in the context of his decade-long trajectory as an artist. There is no album title, no art and two track names. After that, tracks are labeled only by their timestamp in regard to the full album.Īll of these choices signal that this album is designed to be consumed and judged based purely on the music itself. “Algorhythm” and “Time” kick off the album after the intro. Glover has gone so far to reduce context that only two of the songs have a proper title. Though the stream featured concept art for an album cover which included a chaotic scene of buildings burning, people jumping to their deaths and selfies amidst mayhem, when the album resurfaced a week later on streaming platforms, the album cover was nothing but a white square. The album title is 3.15.20, named after the date that he surprised the world by streaming the album, unannounced, on his website for 12 hours before taking it away (an incredibly Donald Glover move). In his latest album as Childish Gambino, this aversion to context is at an all-time high. “Whatever I make,” he said, “it’s for the people to interpret.”
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