Album: Live Laugh Love [E]
Singer: Earl Sweatshirt
Genre: Hip-Hop / Rap
Released: August 22, 2025
Tracklist:
- gsw vs sac [E]
- FORGE [E]
- INFATUATION [E]
- Gamma (need the 3) [E]
- WELL DONE! [E]
- Live [E]
- Static [E]
- CRISCO [E]
- TOURMALINE [E]
- Heavy Metal aka ejecto seato! [E]
- exhaust [E]
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Explicit Version: Features the original, uncensored lyrics with profanity and mature themes intact, representing the artist’s full creative vision.
Album Overview
Live Laugh Love is Earl Sweatshirt’s fifth studio album, released unexpectedly on August 22, 2025, via Tan Cressida and Warner Records.
The album continues the introspective, experimental trajectory seen in previous projects like Sick! (2022) and Voir Dire (2023).
Production & Sound
Primary production by Theravada, with additional contributions from Black Noi$e, Child Actor, Navy Blue, and Earl himself.
The album spans 11 tracks and runs about 24 minutes—short yet densely layered.
Track Highlights & Themes
Tracks include: gsw vs sac, INFATUATION, Gamma (need the <3), WELL DONE!, Live, Static, CRISCO, TOURMALINE, Heavy Metal (ejecto seato), and exhaust.
Themes explore wellness, growth, irony, and nostalgia, blending joy with underlying darkness.
INFATUATION contemplates life’s lessons and gratitude, while Live features an atmospheric beat switch and intimate reflections.
Release & Promotion
The album dropped with little warning following a listening party in Los Angeles on August 15, 2025. Earl didn’t appear; instead, an imposter took the stage, adding to the surreal aura of the rollout.
Fans picked up a zine featuring contributors like Dave Chappelle, Donald Glover, and Vince Staples—but they were contributors to the zine, not the album.
Critical Reception
Pitchfork included Live Laugh Love in their “13 New Albums You Should Listen to Now,” calling it a sample-rich, potent return with off-kilter beats and a blend of lyricism and mood reminiscent of Some Rap Songs.
The Guardian praised it as “a surreal exploration of rap’s fringes,” describing the experience as disorienting yet captivating—featuring unconventional song structures, glitchy transitions, and a newly accessible emotional tone, especially influenced by fatherhood.
Metacritic shows it earned “universal acclaim” with an aggregate score of 82/100. Notable praise highlights its intricate craftsmanship and dreamlike narrative structure.
What Fans Are Saying
On Reddit, listeners noted a more relaxed, smiling tone from Earl:
> “He sounds like he’s trying not to laugh and it’s nice to hear him so at ease on this record.”
Another remarked:
“Tourmaline is filling my Earl cup. What a track, wow.”
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