Reviews Praise Earl Sweatshirt, MIKE, and Surf Gang's Album 'Pompeii // Utility'
Multiple reviews praise 'Pompeii // Utility' by Earl Sweatshirt, MIKE, and Surf Gang as a sprawling, two-headed opus that fuses hazy soul with a cold, industrial edge across 33 tracks, highlighting its appealing study in contrasts.
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Earl Sweatshirt, Mike and Surf Gang: Pompeii // Utility review – rap radicals’ appealing study in contrasts
(10k/Tan Cressida/Surf Gang) Earl’s post-Odd Future career swerved the mainstream to follow the path laid out by NYC underground rapper Mike, and their first double album lets both shine Earl Sweatshirt swerved into public consciousness as part of the edgy but brilliant California rap collective Odd Future in the late 2000s. Practically from day one, he was considered the tastemaker’s choice member, virtuosic even as a teenager. Rather than play for the mainstream, Earl has spent the past dec...
By Shaad D'Souza
Read full article →Earl Sweatshirt, MIKE and Surf Gang – ‘Pompeii // Utility’ review: a sprawling, two-headed opus from rap’s most restless minds
Across 33 tracks, two kindred voices split destruction and reconstruction, fusing hazy soul with cold, industrial edge The post Earl Sweatshirt, MIKE and Surf Gang – ‘Pompeii // Utility’ review: a sprawling, two-headed opus from rap’s most restless minds appeared first on NME.
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