Childish Gambino - Atavista (2024) (Vinyl LP)

For years, Childish Gambino’s Atavista hid in plain sight. When he released an unfinished version of the record on March 15, 2020, it spent just 12 hours on his website before he pulled it down. Reappearing on streaming a week later as 3.15.20, the project brought up almost as many questions as sparkling neo-soul anthems, which still sounded slicker than the average as raw cuts titled after timestamps.
 
 Atavista is an ode to impermanence, never more directly than over the glimmering guitar of “Time” with Grande. (“One thing’s for certain, baby/We’re running out of time,” they harmonize on the chorus.) But in Gambino’s capable hands, Atavista also slows down to enjoy the view, the sonic equivalent of a luxe leather-interior BMW cruising an open California highway. “I did what I wanted to,” he revels on closing track “Final Church.” Atavista took many shapes over the years to reach a final form. In each warm refrain, tight sequence, and carefully chosen collaborator, Gambino demonstrates why some things are worth waiting for.
 
 FORMAT: Vinyl
 CONDITION: Brand New
 DISC SIZE: 12"
 GENRE: Rap / Hip Hop
 LABEL: RCA
 UPC: 198028191418
 NO OF DISCS: 2
 
 TRACKLIST:
 A1 Atavista
 A2 Algorythm
 A3 Time Feat. Ariana Grande
 B1 Psilocybae (Millennial Love) Feat. 21 Savage, Ink & Kadhja Bonet
 B2 To Be Hunted
 C1 Sweet Thang Feat. Summer Walker
 C2 Little Foot Big Foot Feat. Young Nudy
 D1 Why Go to the Party
 D2 Human Sacrifice
 D3 The Violence
 D4 Final Church