Atavista (140 Gram Vinyl, Booklet, Gatefold LP Jacket)-Childish Gambino

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 and also slows down to enjoy the view, the sonic equivalent of a luxe leather-interior BMW cruising an open California highway.