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POMPEII // UTILITY
SURF GANG, MIKE, et al
- NEW Earl Sweatshirt & MIKE are the Best Duo in Rap; Happy Ben Lerner Day to All | schubethehobbyist.substack.com
- ‘POMPEII // UTILITY’ displays two artists at the peak of their powers, plus you gotta see what Ben Lerner's signature looks like. It's unreal.
- MIKE, Earl Sweatshirt and Surf Gang: POMPEII // UTILITY | Spectrum Culture | April 14, 2026, 5:04 a.m.
- POMPEII // UTILITY is listenable but disappointing, in a way that neither MIKE, Earl nor Surf Gang usually are.
- Earl Sweatshirt, MIKE & SURF GANG – Pompeii // Utility | The Quietus | April 6, 2026, 5 a.m.
- For some fans of Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE, an album of 33 songs entirely produced by SURF GANG, rather than The Alchemist or Wiki, might constitute a potential dud, but POMPEII // UTILITY is anything but
- Earl Sweatshirt & MIKE, 'POMPEII // UTILITY' Album Review | Paste
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- Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE put a ring on indie rap's favorite friendship | NPR
- A much-hyped double album finds the two reveling in a mutual influence that has bloomed for a decade, shaping a scene in the process.
- ‘Pompeii // Utility’ blends emotional depth and street poetry | The Lumberjack
- Rappers Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE released a double album with 33 tracks on April 3, transcending modern hip-hop with atmospheric and layered beats paired with personal reflections of life experiences.
- Earl Sweatshirt & MIKE are the Best Duo in Rap; Happy Ben Lerner Day to All | schubethehobbyist.substack.com
- ‘POMPEII // UTILITY’ displays two artists at the peak of their powers, plus you gotta see what Ben Lerner's signature looks like. It's unreal.
- Earl Sweatshirt / MIKE / Surf Gang: POMPEII // UTILITY | Pitchfork
- Read Olivier Lafontant’s review of the album.
- Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE build something bigger than a collaboration | Dork | April 10, 2026, 3 p.m.
- There’s been plenty of crossover between Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE over the years, but ‘POMPEII // UTILITY’ is where it all clicks into place. Built with SURF GANG and stretched across a double album, it captures two artists doing exactly what they want, exactly how they want to do it.
- Welcome To Lucid Nap Time With Earl & MIKE | Stereogum | April 8, 2026, 2:36 p.m.
- Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE are two of the best, most consistent lyricists of the 2020s, but they’ve never been pretentious enough to try proving it — at least, not outside their individual albums. Fans got their latest reminder when the two pulled up for a mid Hot 97 freestyle last week. Posted up in the…
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