Earthee
2015 studio album by THEESatisfaction
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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]
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| Released | February 24, 2015 | |||
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| Length | 42:08 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
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Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[7] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| The A.V. Club | B+[9] |
| Consequence of Sound | B−[10] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[11] |
| The Irish Times | [12] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 6/10[13] |
| MusicOMH |  [14] |
| Pitchfork | 6.8/10[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. | Title | Length |
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| 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 |
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| US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[18] | 25 |