Cat: FL 00005CD. Rel: 7 Sep 20
Soul
Track 1. Out The Lies |
Track 2. Stop Dem |
Track 3. Hard Life |
Track 4. Don't Shoot Guns Down |
Track 5. Wildfires |
Track 6. X |
Track 7. Sorry Ain't Enough |
Track 8. Black Is |
Track 9. Bow (feat Michael Kiwanuka) |
Track 10. This Generation (feat Laurette Josiah) |
Track 11. Why We Cry When We Die |
Track 12. Black |
Track 13. Us |
Track 14. Eternal Life |
Track 15. Only Synth In Church |
Track 16. Monsters |
Track 17. June Child |
Track 18. Miracles |
Track 19. Hold Me |
Track 20. Pray Up Stay Up |
Very little is known about the collective of musicians behind the SAULT project, but their music in many ways speaks for itself. Earlier in the year they delivered Untitled (Black Is), a heartfelt, angry and righteous set of soul, funk, drill and spoken word tracks that provided a brilliant commentary on what it means to be black in 2020. It's a contender for album of the year, for sure, and the good news is that this speedy follow-up is every bit as essential. It's undoubtedly more celebratory than its predecessor, but every bit as musically detailed, combining cutting-edge electronics and all manner of infectious rhythms with enlightening vocals and all manner of live jazz, soul, punk-funk and jazz-funk instrumentation (as well as some seriously evocative orchestration).