Childish Gambino Announces Release Date for ‘Bando Stone & The New World’

Childish Gambino has announced his new and final album under the moniker “Bando Stone & The New World,” which is set to release on July 19. Coinciding with the album announcement, the rapper has released its first single “Lithonia,” named after a city just east of Atlanta where his TV show is set. This single showcases a different sound for Gambino, venturing into rock territory with heavy guitars and reverb vocals.

News of the album release comes shortly after he premiered the trailer for his upcoming film “Bando Stone & The New World,” which coincided with his appearance at the BET Awards. The film features Gambino starring as the title character, who navigates through an empty world before encountering a mother and her son. Together, they fight for survival in a dystopian society filled with giant squids and menacing emu-like birds.

Gambino will be staging an interactive experience for fans to have a first listen to “Band Stone & The New World” on July 6 at Little Island in New York City. Tickets for this event go on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m. ET.

To mark this new era in his music career, Gambino plans on going on tour for his previously announced New World Tour. The international tour begins on August 11 in Oklahoma City, OK, with scheduled stops in Brooklyn, Los Angeles, and Chicago before heading overseas to Europe and Australia. Willow and Aamarae are lined up to support him on tour.

In April, Gambino first announced his final two albums, confirming in a conversation on his Gilga project that he would be releasing two new Childish Gambino albums. The first album, an updated version of his surprise release “3.15.20,” quietly dropped in March 2020, arriving in May under its original title, “Atavista.”