Feet of Clay

Feet of Clay (stylized in all caps) is the second extended play by American rapper Earl Sweatshirt. It was released on November 1, 2019, through Tan Cressida and Warner Records. A deluxe edition, also included on the vinyl and CD copies, was released digitally July 24, 2020, including two bonus tracks. Background The extended play was as a surprise release, announced the day before its release. A music video for "East" was released alongside the EP. On April 24, 2020 "Whole World" was released as a single for the deluxe version of the EP. The deluxe version of the EP released on July 24, 2020. Critical reception The EP received praise for its lyricism. Udit Mahalingam of The Line of Best Fit writes that the EP "retains the low-fi stream-of-consciousness sensibilities established in Sweatshirt’s past work whilst trading introspection with a much more tender sense of retrospection" and "is a pocket-sized self-portrait that depicts the way things are, just as they are." Writing for Rolling Stone, Danny Schwartz states: "His dense words-per-second ratio, as well as the fluid, associative logic that guides Feet of Clay, makes each song appear as a bottled capsule of unfiltered stream-of-consciousness that spills out of him like water from an Artesian well. It's more likely that Earl takes great pains to arrange the syntax of every line, given the way his digressions can culminate in sudden moments of clarity." AllMusic's Fred Thomas praised its themes, stating "The seven tracks represent different, curious branches extending out from the seeds planted by Some Rap Songs, each reaching for new ideas and switching gears when another thought arrives. It continues Sweatshirt's streak as an innovator and as one of the more compelling artists of his time."