| Solace | |
| Type: | EP |
| Artist: | Earl Sweatshirt |
| Cover: | Earl-Solace-Cover.jpg |
| Recorded: | 2014 |
| Genre: | Experimental hip hop |
| Length: | 10:00 |
| Label: | Tan Cressida |
| Producer: | Earl Sweatshirt |
| Prev Title: | I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside |
| Prev Year: | 2015 |
| Next Title: | Some Rap Songs |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
Solace is the debut extended play by American rapper Earl Sweatshirt.[1] It was uploaded to his unofficial YouTube channel dar Qness on April 28, 2015. Sweatshirt describes this release as "music from when [he] hit the bottom and found something".[2] Solace is dedicated to Sweatshirt's mother, and lyrical themes include drugs, insomnia, depression, losing friends, death, and missing his grandmother.[3]
Upon release, Solace received critical acclaim. Vice's Noisey called it "beautiful",[4] Spin called it "whoozy and complicated".[5] Pitchfork gave it a positive review calling it "a tranquil 10-minute rap suite" that "seeks out a glimmer of hope in the dark" and that "Earl grasps the great distance of loved ones, even when he sees them so close."[6]