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Doechii and Earl Sweatshirt bring the heat to V100

Earl Sweatshirt, Doechii and NYU student artists put on an unforgettable show at Terminal 5.

Lea Filidore, Staff Writer • February 28, 2023

NYU often lacks the fervent school spirit of other large universities. That is, until Violet 100 rolls around. Every February, NYU students bleed purple and praise the university...

Review: Earl Sweatshirt’s ‘SICK!’ is intriguing, opaque and resonant

Even within a sub-30-minute run time, Earl’s album provides a career retrospective. Blending the sounds that have defined his career, he creates a cohesive offering set in society’s present moment and his current sonic aesthetic.

Jordan Lee, Contributing Writer • January 27, 2022

By this point, Earl Sweatshirt has had the type of career that merits casting his head as the silver ornament gracing the cover of his album “SICK!” He’s had two genre-defining...

Listen to This: Singles from April 24-30

Here are the singles we're obsessing over this week!

Isabella Armus, Holly Seefeldt, Sophia Carr and Ana Cubas • April 30, 2021

When artists experiment in a new capacity, whether it be a remix or a recent single, there’s a looming curiosity or hope that their endeavor will be a successful one. A compelling...

Earl Sweatshirt Steadies His Feelings on ‘Feet of Clay’

The artist takes a perspective on modern society that eschews excessive optimism and pessimism alike.

Kamau Littletree Holston, Contributing Writer • November 6, 2019

Four years ago, in the midst of the album rollout for his 2015 project “I Don’t Like Sh-t, I Don’t Go Outside,” Earl Sweatshirt expressed his disdain for record label hype...

Earl Sweatshirt ‘Fires Up’ Irving Plaza

The artist played his first New York City show in two years.

Kamau Littletree Holston, Contributing Writer • April 8, 2019

Thebe Kgositsile, better known as Earl Sweatshirt, returned to New York City Saturday to put on an unforgettable sold-out show at Irving Plaza, his first concert in the city in...

SXSW All the Rest: Earl Sweatshirt, Neon Indian, D.R.A.M. and more

Zach Martin, Hannah Shulman and Alex Bazeley • March 25, 2016

The last few days of SXSW were jam-packed full of artists new and old.

Staff Recommendations: Early 2015 albums

WSN Staff • March 25, 2015

As the first quarter of music releases of 2015 is finishing up, the WSN staff recommends albums released so far, including music from Big Sean and Earl Sweatshirt.