Over the last two years, Sault’s music has arrived out of the blue: no interviews, no photos, no videos, no live appearances, no Wikipedia entry, a perfunctory and entirely non-interactive social media presence. Physical copies of their three previous albums have credited Inflo as producer – otherwise best-known as the producer of Little Simz’ Grey Area and co-writer of Michael Kiwanuka’s Black Man in a White World, each of which won him an Ivor Novello award. Kiwanuka got a guest artist credit on their last album, Untitled (Black Is), released in June. So did Laurette Josiah, the founder of a north London children’s charity, who it turns out is Leona Lewis’s aunt. The only other available fact is that proceeds from the album “will be going to charitable funds”. Speculation about the collective’s other members has neither been confirmed nor denied, nor has anyone claimed responsibility for music that’s thus far been rapturously received on both sides of the Atlantic.
TRACK LISTING
Strong 06:19
Fearless 04:09
Rise 01:01
I Just Want To Dance 04:21
Street Fighter 03:09
Son Shine 03:16
Rise Intently 00:50
The Beginning & The End 03:38
Free 05:05
You Know It Ain't 03:39
Uncomfortable 03:16
No Black Violins In London 01:28
Scary Times 03:39
The Black & Gold 03:04
Little Boy 03:53