Starting off slow and other-worldly, it throws us into a world of electric guitar and harmonizing at 2:00. “Me and Your Mama” is a lyrical, musical, etc. Some of these songs are just too good to breeze over.) I’ll be going in-depth with a few songs from the album, instead of the holistic review that I usually do. (This review is going to be a little bit different. He also wore a t-shirt with the cover photo during his appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Prior to its release, he teased the cover by hiding it in the ninth episode of his FX series, Atlanta. Genius explains it to be a homage to Funkadelic, taking inspiration from the artwork of the group’s 1971 album, Maggot Brain.Īnother cool fact is the way Glover promoted the album. Woven through it is genuine emotion not found in any of his other projects, showing his depth and prowess across multiple genres. “Awaken, My Love!” came out of absolutely nowhere, which is why Pitchfork calls it his most “enjoyable project to date”.

Usually albums have at least one thread of connection, but Gambino’s separate albums are exactly that - separate. Gambino has experimented with rap (and it has been sensational), but one thing critics cannot find is the connecting factor between his albums. But Childish Gambino has always been harder to pin down” (Pitchfork). “By now, the world knows who Donald Glover is… he’s likable, sensitive, and observant, the self-aware everyman. Pitchfork also makes an interesting comparison between Donald Glover and his stage name, Childish Gambino. So the natural progression is the review of “Awaken, My Love”, an album completely different than anything he has ever released. I have watched his Netflix specials at least 3 times each, if not more. I listened to his other albums Camp and Because the Internet religiously in high school. I stopped watching Community after he left. We went to Wass' Bushwick studio to get a glimpse of her process, and hear how her work has infiltrated the upper crust of the music industry.I just wanted to introduce this blog with that. Not a bad ending for a headdress that was originally meant for another artist. we had even made a body cage to go with it.' When the artwork was released, her phone started blowing up. 'The piece was originally meant for another artist.

Something in her sculptural jewelry has struck a chord in the music industry, and the Gambino album cover was one of their most prominent placements yet.īetter yet, Wass didn't even know it was coming. Wass has had her pieces appear in Beyoncé's '7/11' video, been commissioned to make work for Erykah Badu, and the requests have only increased with time. She started the company five years ago, and the brand quickly carved out a niche for its instantly recognizable geodesic dome structures. The face is wreathed in an intricate, bone-like headdress designed by WXYZ Jewelry, a Brooklyn design shop led by Laura Wass. The cover is dominated by a face frozen-whether that face is feeling ecstasy, fear, or new life is hard to say. Late last year, Childish Gambino returned to music with Awaken, My Love! The album made headlines for its classic funk sound, stark departure from Gambino's previous work, and its album cover.

Awaken my love album cover