Childish Gambino. New Single "All the Shine"and London Show 25/26th January

With his first 2 London shows selling out in a matter of minutes and acclaim for his album “Camp” growing by the day, Childish Gambino, one of the most exciting emerging talents in music, releases his new Glassnote/Island single “All The Shine” on February 6th. The shows, which promise to be among the hottest tickets of the year so far, will take place at the appropriately named London club CAMP on January 25th and 26th. “All The Shine” is taken from “Camp”, Gambino’s first album proper and follows a couple of acclaimed mixtapes and a growing reputation as one of the freshest and most interesting mcs in hip hop. The album was produced by Swedish composer and long-time collaborator Ludwig Göransson, and the 13 tracks also include “Bonfire”, future single “Heartbeat”, “Backpackers”, “L.E.S.”, and standout closer “That Power”. Born Donald Glover, Childish Gambino got his hip hop name from the Wu-tang name generator, but is best known in the US as an actor starring in the NBC hit show “Community” alongside Chevy Chase. Glover has also recently been lauded by Rolling Stone as one of America’s best young comedians and on his recent sell-out I AM DONALD TOUR played to over 10,000. Gambino/Glover divided the show in two performing one half stand-up and the second half full on hip hop show with live band.  As well as the acting, the stand up, and the rapping, Glover is one of America’s top comedy writers, with Saturday Night Live’s Tina Fey giving him his big writing break when she heard him perform and hired him to write on the hit show 30 Rock. Rolling Stone recently said “Glover approaches acting stand-up and hip hop with a singular mix of sweetness and filth”. Childish Gambino has released two mixtapes, "I Am Just A Rapper" and "I Am Just A Rapper 2", and in 2010 released his first full length original material album entitled "Culdesac" to widespread critical and public acclaim. In March of this year, he released an untitled EP that featured the hit "Freaks and Geeks" and most recently, Gambino wrapped the Bonnaroo Music Festival and was listed as one of the top five acts to see by “Spin Magazine".
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WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
“Witty, heartfelt, honest and occasionally uproarious...
The hip hop album of the year” 8/10 NME
“Gambino’s flows are funny, furious, obnoxious, literate and pensive by turn. A riveting album about race, class, opportunity, tribalism, love, the pitfalls of fame, comedy and “seriousness”.” - The Observer CD of the week
“This is one of the freshest hip-hop albums to come out of the US in years. He makes every line count. Camp is a breath of fresh air...” The Times CD of the week
“A great is amongst us” Questlove of The Roots
“It’s Glover’s wit and dexterity that most confirm he’s the real deal” Q