Childish Gambino’s Final Album ‘Bando Stone & The New World’ Tracklist Revealed

Friday, July 19, marks a bittersweet day for Donald Glover fans. His final album under the moniker Childish Gambino, “Bando Stone & the New World,” will be released on streaming services.

Ahead of its release, Glover shared the complete tracklist on July 17. The 17-track offering features Chlöe Bailey, Jorja Smith, Flo Milli, Legend, Yeat, Fousheé, Khruangbin, and Amaarae, who contributed to three songs. “Lithonia” and “In the Night,” which were released earlier, are also part of the project.

Unfortunately, two highly anticipated features did not make the final cut. In April, Glover previewed two songs with guest verses from Kid Cudi and Ye, respectively. The Chicago-born artist referenced Rubi Rose, Don Lemon, and a possible follow-up to “Watch the Throne” on a record speculatively titled “Say Less.”

Glover will embark on his “The New World Tour” starting on August 11 in Oklahoma City. He will later make stops in major cities like Detroit, Toronto, Brooklyn, Nashville, Atlanta, and Portland before concluding the North American leg with a show in Chicago on October 3.

From there, the “Redbone” hitmaker is expected to head overseas to Europe and Australia, with Berlin, Paris, London, and Melbourne on the bill. WILLOW and Amaarae will join him as supporting acts on select dates.

“Bando Stone & the New World” will arrive two months after “Atavista,” a rework of Glover’s fourth studio album. The updated iteration received features from Young Nudy, Summer Walker, 21 Savage, Ariana Grande, and more — the last two artists were already on the original body of work, “3.15.20.”

Glover shared his initial mindset when putting out the 2020 project, saying, “I didn’t master or mix it… I just kind of put it out. I was going through a lot; n**gas thought everybody was going to die because it was the pandemic.”

Chad Mauli

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