Solace (Earl Sweatshirt EP)

Solace (stylized in all lowercase) is the debut extended play by American rapper Earl Sweatshirt.[1] It was uploaded to his unofficial YouTube channel dar Qness on April 28, 2015. Sweatshirt describes this release as "music from when [he] hit the bottom and found something".[2] Solace is dedicated to Sweatshirt's mother, Cheryl Harris, and lyrical themes include drugs, insomnia, depression, losing friends, death, and missing his grandmother.[3]

Solace
EP by
ReleasedApril 28, 2015 (2015-04-28)
Recorded2014
GenreExperimental hip hop
Length10:00
LabelTan Cressida
ProducerEarl Sweatshirt
Earl Sweatshirt chronology
I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside
(2015)
Solace
(2015)
Some Rap Songs
(2018)

Critical reception

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Upon release, Solace received critical acclaim. Vice's Noisey called it "beautiful",[4] Spin called it "whoozy and complicated".[5] Pitchfork gave it a positive review calling it "a tranquil 10-minute rap suite" that "seeks out a glimmer of hope in the dark" and that "Earl grasps the great distance of loved ones, even when he sees them so close."[6]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."Solace"Earl Sweatshirt10:00
Total length:10:00

References

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  1. ^ "Earl Sweatshirt". Pitchfork.
  2. ^ "solace". Retrieved 2020-08-23 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "Earl Sweatshirt Releases 'Solace' Project, Dedicated to His Mom". Billboard. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  4. ^ Bassil, Ryan. "Earl Sweatshirt Has Dropped a Ten Minute Epic and It Is Beautiful". Noisey. Vice.
  5. ^ "Earl Sweatshirt Dedicates Ten-Minute-Long 'Solace' to His Mom". Spin. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  6. ^ "Earl Sweatshirt "Solace"". pitchfork. Retrieved October 26, 2019.