It looks like Donald Glover is making good on his promises. The multi-talented performer is looking to close out his career under his Childish Gambino moniker with two final releases. The first up is Atavista, which is a finished and updated version of his 2020 album 3.15.20. He’s done some polishing on the four-year-old project to give it a new life — including revisiting production choices, giving each track a proper title instead of a timestamp and even adding a few new guests. He also has plans to give each track a visual, and he’s starting with “Little Foot Big Foot.”
The song formerly known as “35.31” (which we described as “a rollicking, down-home groove about moving weight”) gets a black-and-white clip inspired by the juke joint culture of the 1930s and ’40s. In it, Gambino stars as the frontman for a trio called Johnny And The Pipes. The group arrives at the out-of-the-way nightspot and finds a no-nonsense Quinta Brunson at the door. She leads the group to the stage while giving them the lay of the land. They then take the stage awkwardly before launching into song.
The twangy guitar, hand claps and Gambino’s vocal affectations sound like the era, but the fellas dance around the crowd with an energy that feels like Motown and leaves the audience unimpressed. They perform with smiles on their faces anyway until Gambino has an accidental altercation with a patron that leads to said patron lying on the floor after a gun goes off. The violent incident finally gets the crowd on the group’s side and Johnny And The Pipes finishes the performance to laughter and applause. An abrupt transition leads into the song’s other section, a more trap-happy portion that features Young Nudy — who appears as a giant watching over the joint.
There’s a lot more to come from Childish Gambino. In a social media post about Atavista, he let it be known that a vinyl version of the effort is coming along with visuals for each of the album’s tracks. He also noted that the alleged final Gambino album is set to arrive this summer. In addition, he’s also announced a massive world tour, which he’s dubbed The New World Tour, which will feature supporting acts WILLOW and Amaarae and kick off this August and span North America, Europe and Australia before wrapping up in February 2025. To get more info and sign up for the artist presale code, you can head to the tour’s site.
Before you make a beeline there, watch the video for “Little Foot Big Foot” right here and then stick around to stream Atavista in full and peep Childish Gambino’s upcoming tour dates below.
Childish Gambino Atavista [Amazon][Apple Music][TIDAL]
Childish Gambino The New World Tour Dates:
Aug 11 — Oklahoma City, OK @ Paycom Center *
Aug 12 — Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center *
Aug 14 — Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum *
Aug 15 — Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center *
Aug 17 — Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena *
Aug 18 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena *
Aug 20 — Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena *
Aug 21 — Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center *
Aug 23 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden *
Aug 24 — Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Arena *
Aug 26 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center *
Aug 27 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center *
Aug 29 — Washington, D.C. @ Capital One Arena *
Aug 30 — Raleigh, NC @ PNC Arena *
Sep 1 — Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena *
Sep 2 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena *
Sep 4 — Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena *
Sep 5 — Sunrise, FL @ Amerant Bank Arena *
Sep 7 — New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center *
Sep 8 — Houston, TX @ Toyota Center *
Sep 10 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center *
Sep 11 — Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center *
Sep 13 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena *
Sep 14 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Delta Center *
Sep 16 — Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center *
Sep 18 — Los Angeles, CA @ Crypto.com Arena *
Sep 19 — Los Angeles, CA @ Crypto.com Arena *
Sep 21 — San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center *
Sep 23 — Vancouver, British Columbia @ Rogers Arena *
Sep 24 — Portland, OR @ Moda Center *
Sep 25 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena *
Sep 27 — Calgary, Alberta @ Scotiabank Saddledome *
Sep 29 — Edmonton, Alberta @ Rogers Place *
Oct 2 — Saint Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center *
Oct 3 — Chicago, IL @ United Center *
Oct 31 — Lyon, France @ LDLC Arena #
Nov 2 — Milan, Italy @ Unipol Forum #
Nov 4 — Cologne, Germany @ Lanxess Arena #
Nov 6 — Hamburg, Germany @ Barclays Arena #
Nov 8 — Oslo, Norway @ Oslo Spektrum #
Nov 10 — Copenhagen, Denmark @ Royal Arena #
Nov 12 — Prague, Czechia @ O2 Arena #
Nov 13 — Berlin, Germany @ Uber Arena #
Nov 19 — Paris, France @ Accor Arena #
Nov 21 — Munich, Germany @ Olympiahalle #
Nov 23 — Brussels, Belgium @ ING Arena #
Nov 24 — Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome #
Nov 26 — Manchester, England @ AO Arena #
Nov 28 — Glasgow, Scotland @ OVO Hydro #
Nov 30 — London, England @ The O2 #
Dec 1 — London, England @ The O2 #
Dec 3 — Birmingham, England @ Utilita Arena #
Dec 5 — Dublin, Ireland @ 3Arena #
Jan 28 — Auckland, New Zealand @ Spark Arena #
Feb 1 — Brisbane, Australia @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre #
Feb 4 — Sydney, Australia @ Qudos Bank Arena #
Feb 7 — Melbourne, Australia @ Rod Laver Arena #
Feb 11 — Perth, Australia @ RAC Arena #
* with Willow Smith
# with Amaarae
