Earthee

Earthee
Studio album by
THEESatisfaction
ReleasedFebruary 24, 2015 (2015-02-24)
Genres
Length42:08
LabelSub Pop
Producers
  • THEESatisfaction
  • Erik Blood
THEESatisfaction chronology
Awe Naturale
(2012)		 Earthee
(2015)

Earthee (stylized as EarthEE) is the second studio album by THEESatisfaction. It was released by Sub Pop on February 24, 2015. Music videos were created for "Recognition" and "Earthee".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
The A.V. ClubB+
Consequence of SoundB−
Exclaim!8/10
The Irish TimesStarStarStarStar
The Line of Best Fit6/10
MusicOMHStarStarStarHalf star
Pitchfork6.8/10
PopMattersStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, based on 16 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Kyle Fowle of The A.V. Club gave the album a grade of B+, describing it as "an album that engages with the history of black culture while challenging the political, cultural, and musical status quos at every turn." Safy-Hallan Farah of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.8 out of 10, writing, "The album, at its best, feels like an alluring, slow meditation on the black imagination."

The Stranger placed it at number 10 on the "Top 10 Albums of 2015" list.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Prophetic Perfection"1:41
2."No GMO"1:56
3."Planet for Sale"3:21
4."Blandland"2:35
5."Fetch/Catch"4:01
6."Nature's Candy"4:10
7."Earthee"3:48
8."Post Black, Anyway"3:29
9."Universal Perspective"3:34
10."Werq"3:38
11."Sir Come Navigate"3:04
12."Recognition"2:39
13."I Read You"4:12

Charts

Chart Peak
position
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard) 25

References

  1. 1 2 3 Slingerland, Calum (May 16, 2016). "THEESatisfaction Break Up". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  2. ↑ Coplan, Chris (February 4, 2015). "THEESatisfaction premiere new song "EarthEE" — listen". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  3. ↑ Terry, Josh (December 2, 2014). "THEESatisfaction announce new album EarthEE, premiere "Recognition"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  4. ↑ "THEESatisfaction Discography". Sub Pop. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  5. ↑ Adams, Gregory (January 8, 2015). "THEESatisfaction "Recognition" (video)". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  6. ↑ Adams, Gregory (July 20, 2015). "THEESatisfaction "EarthEE" (video)". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  7. 1 2 "EarthEE by THEESatisfaction". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  8. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "EarthEE - THEESatisfaction". AllMusic. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  9. 1 2 Fowle, Kyle (February 24, 2015). "The political and existential collide on the latest from TheeSatisfaction". The A.V. Club. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  10. ↑ Madden, Michael (February 19, 2015). "THEESatisfaction – EarthEE". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  11. ↑ Simpson, Scott (February 23, 2015). "THEESatisfaction EarthEE". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  12. ↑ Carroll, Jim (March 7, 2015). "TheeSatisfaction: EarthEE | Album Review". The Irish Times. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  13. ↑ Joy, Sarah (February 23, 2015). "THEESatisfaction - EarthEE". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  14. ↑ Paton, Daniel (February 23, 2015). "THEESatisfaction – EarthEE". MusicOMH. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  15. 1 2 Farah, Safy-Hallan (February 25, 2015). "THEESatisfaction: EarthEE". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  16. ↑ Fiander, Matthew (February 15, 2015). "THEESatisfaction: EarthEE". PopMatters. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  17. ↑ "The Top 10 Albums, Songs, and Everything Else from the Year in Music 2015". The Stranger. December 16, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  18. ↑ "THEESatisfaction Chart History (Top R&B Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2019.[dead link]