Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE announce 'POMPEII // UTILITY'

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The SURF GANG produced double album will arrive in April.

The rappers Earl Sweatshirt and Mikehand in hand with the group of producers SURF GANGannounced a collaborative project that will see the light of day very soon. It is about POMPEII // UTILITYa double LP scheduled for release this April 3, 2026 under the labels 10k, Tan Cressida Records and SURF GANG Records.

As the first preview of this installment, the video clip of the double single was released “Minty // Earth”. Under the direction of Ian Lopez and Richard Phillip Smiththe video is divided into two fragments: the first, starring Mikewho takes the reins with “Minty”and then give his place to earl in “Earth”; a structure that perfectly captures the dual concept of record production.

POMPEII // UTILITY is the fruit of more than a decade of brotherhood, which dates back to 2016, when Earl Sweatshirt supported Mike and his collective (sLUms). Since then, the duo has worked on topics such as “allstar”from the album Weight of the World (2020)either “Sentry”belonging to VOIR DIRE (2023)project that earl threw next to the The Alchemist.

The production of the 33 songs that make up this material was designed by SURF GANGwhile the visual identity was the work of the sculptor Sharif Farragclose friend of earl. This album promises to distance itself from the introspective melancholy that marked its beginnings to explore a much more relaxed and communal sound.

In addition to the premiere, the artists announced the Home on the Range Toura tour that will visit various cities in the United States and Europe starting in June. However, before formally starting this journey, the project will make a stopover in the Indie Rocks Forum! of Mexico City on April 24 at the Indie Rocks Forum!

Look at the album cover and the tracklist:

POMPEII

1. “The Fall”

2. “MY WORST (rebuke)”

3. “Da Bid (feat. Jadasea)”

4. “NOT 4TW (feat. Anysia Kym)”

5. “THE POPE”

6. “AFRO”

7. “Minty”

8. “FEAR (feat. Niontay)”

9. “Tampering”

10. “Shutter Island”

11. “Back LA (feat. Na-Kel Smith)”

12. “Back Home”

13. “Kirkland (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)”

14. “#FREE #MIKE”

15. “Man of the Month”

UTILITY

1. “this2shallpass”

2. “:( again :)”

3. “Home on the Range”

4, “React”

5. “Hot Water (Cahuilla)”

6. “rectangle lens”

7. “Leadbelly (feat. MIKE)”

8. “quikk”

9. “Ew!”

10. “Earth”

11. “Chali 2na”

12. “Sisyphus”

13. “Locusts (feat. Lerado Khalil)”

14. “Tour de France”

15. “Chicago”

16. “Book of Eli”

17. “AOK”

18. “Don't Worry!”

Stay tuned for Indie Rocks! for more details.

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