It can be difficult to tell when Earl Sweatshirt is happy on wax. In his defense, he’s been through a lot since EARL , his breakthrough mixtape in 2010. By 2015’s I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside , he had established himself as a stark, brooding lyricist who was consumed by the life brewing within him and around him. With each subsequent release, Earl has moved closer and closer to understanding, only to be yanked back by the circumstances of humanity. He’s lost his father, and become a father and partner; found his creative community and shed dead weight. On Live Laugh Love , titled after the overused suburban wall décor phrase, Earl finds contentment and comfort in his growth and faith — unironically.

With his latest album, Earl sounds like a man made anew. Through warb

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