Earth is the debut solo album by the English musician Ed O'Brien, released under the name EOB.

It was produced by Flood and Catherine Marks and features musicians including the drummer Omar Hakim, the bassist Nathan East, the Invisible member Dave Okumu, the folk singer Laura Marling, the Portishead guitarist Adrian Utley, the Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche and the Radiohead bassist Colin Greenwood.

After abandoning plans to make electronic music, he made demos with the producer Ian Davenport in 2014, then recorded with Flood from late 2017 to early 2019.

O'Brien planned to create electronic music using Ableton Live, inspired by dubstep and Burial, but found it "didn't resonate with me in Brazil".

[4] O'Brien wanted to call the album Pale Blue Dot, in reference to the 1990 photograph of Earth, but was prevented by copyright problems.

[4] Earth features elements of alternative rock, post-Britpop, dance-rock, tropical dance,[2] bossa nova,[11] and punk funk.

[19] A more expansive tour, with performances at larger venues and music festivals worldwide, was planned for mid-2020 but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"[1] The MusicOMH critic John Murphy wrote that Earth was "well worth the wait", and particularly praised the vocals: "O'Brien's voice is surprisingly strong and varied – on 'Shangri-La' it switches between a falsetto and his more usual lower range ...

"[12] In Rolling Stone, Angie Martoccio called Earth an "exceptional solo debut"; he praised O'Brien's vocals and considered "Cloak of the Night" the album's "gut-wrenching highlight".

[25] Martin Toussaint from DIY gave Earth a lukewarm review, saying it "might provide moments of hope and compassion across its runtime, but for the majority it feels too indirect and underplayed".

[3] Timothy Monger of AllMusic wrote that "Earth often recalls the late 90s, when the aftermath of Britpop and the burgeoning electronica scene collided with rave, folk, and other disparate elements ...

While those layered textures, pulsing beats, and unfolding guitar loops are fine, it's EOB as a reflective acoustic singer/songwriter that provides Earth's most authentic moments.

"[2] In June, Rolling Stone named Earth among the best albums of 2020 so far, writing: "Never has [O'Brien's] voice sounded so prominent — so recognisable — until now.