SICK!
A sharp, focused 24-minute transmission of pandemic-era claustrophobia, balancing dusty soul loops with crisp, unexpected trap rhythms.
A sharp, focused 24-minute transmission of pandemic-era claustrophobia, balancing dusty soul loops with crisp, unexpected trap rhythms.
Focused consolidation
Coughing fits and sirens bleed through the floorboards of these tight, twenty-four-minute tracks. Dusty soul loops warp under the weight of sudden, metallic trap beats, creating a space that feels both cluttered and clinical. You are trapped in the room with him, listening to a fever break in real time.
It runs notably hotter than this artist's baseline.
Critics warmly received the album as a concise yet deeply immersive collection, praising its ability to deliver a rich variety of moods and creative ideas within a brief running time. Reviewers broadly appreciated this more immediate and direct approach, finding the songwriting highly rewarding and accessible while still retaining the artist's signature left-field sensibility.
“Sick! hops between sounds and moods while still sounding like an Earl Sweatshirt album”Read review
“The groundbreaking MC continues to push himself on his most artistically rewarding album yet”Read review
“An ode to his ever-growing craft”Read review
“Earl Sweatshirt used to make you sift through the mud to find the gold. On his latest album, the nuggets are gleaming right on the surface”Read review
“This album is 24 minutes, but it gets the most out of those minutes that Earl ever has”Read review
“The previously withdrawn US rapper engages with the world and his estranged mother on his immersive fourth album”Read review
“Resilience, and an eye on a route forward, manifest even in the smallest observations of Earl’s prose — pandemic uncertainties be damned”Read review
“Slugging through the thumping noise to carve some bliss from it all, the former Odd Future member has created the perfect soundtrack to our ’new normal’”Read review
“Short but emphatically creative, it presents an entire universe to explore, with its finer details laying in wait for repeated listens. A bona fide left-field statement released on a major label, Earl’s singular position in rap music remains a source of inspiration”Read review
“Rapper’s nonchalant verses, delivered over an alluring mesh of music, show off his unique charm”Read review
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