Earl the Hooded Sweater (fka Earl Sweatshirt)

Music
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I don’t think I like this new album that much

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I’m on my second listen and I’m hoping it’ll grow on me :confused:

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Really into this. Love how woozy and low tempo it is. Sounds almost like a Madlib record in places.

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Reading this said about the album is making me look forward to it more and more. I loved the quality of I Don’t Like Shit…'s production (and obviously wooziness and haziness is catnip to me)

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It has the feel of a beat-tape that he’s decided to rap over. Which is a good thing IMO.

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Yeah I quite like Earl but this is the quickest that I’ve been hooked by one of his projects

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Really digging this and have already given it more than half a dozen spins! Plenty to unpack from all these brief but oh so dense and hooky earworms.

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Is this not out on CD? Not been able to find it.

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Amazon has CD release on 14th December

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Goddamn internet / being old-fashioned

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Got Flower Boy instead ay I

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Did a double take when he opens up the album with that “mask off, mask on, we trick-or-treatin’” line. Does sound pretty Madlib and his dexterous monotone over those beats makes it reminiscint of Madvillain for me (though the mood and themes are obviously v different)

Really like it too – guess anything in that vein is gonna land with me.Think this is the first era when I can remember wishing rappers were making they albums longer though.

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There’s so much going on it that it doesn’t really feel like a 24 minute album.

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Given it several more listens and I’m still finding it a bit too dense tbh.

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Re: SFFB – as much as I was anticipating the lo-fi Earl album, the production on Tyler’s struck me in the fact that it is lush as af

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It’s a gorgeous album - really ornamental in some ways. Gotta dust it off and give it a spin again methinks!

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Absolutely love Flower Boy. Lush is definitely the correct word!

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Flowe Boy live was one of the most joyous things I’ve ever seen. So so glad he proved to the world that he had that in him.

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Yeah! I saw it at Primavera and loved it. Hopefully Theresa May will let him back in the uk soon so he can tour it here :roll_eyes:

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I missed him at Primivera for Ty Segall which I kinda regret now especially after seeing his tiny desk concert.