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

Earthee (stylized as EarthEE) is the second studio album by THEESatisfaction.[2] It was released by Sub Pop on February 24, 2015.[3][4] Music videos were created for "Recognition"[5] and "Earthee".[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
The A.V. ClubB+[9]
Consequence of SoundB−[10]
Exclaim!8/10[11]
The Irish Times[12]
The Line of Best Fit6/10[13]
MusicOMH[14]
Pitchfork6.8/10[15]
PopMatters[16]

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".[7]

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."[9] 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."[15]

The Stranger placed it at number 10 on the "Top 10 Albums of 2015" list.[17]

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)[18] 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.
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