SAULT formally launch shock album ‘Acts of Religion’
SAULT have formally launched ‘Acts of Religion’, their shock album from earlier this 12 months.
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The mysterious collective first shared ‘Acts of Religion’ in July, with the entire album accessible as a single 32-minute .wav file. Since then, followers have requested an official launch.
Within the lead-up to Christmas, they took to their official Twitter/X account to share a brief clip of album nearer ‘Pray For Me’, on December 20.
Then, on Christmas day, SAULT shared a hyperlink to the album and its cowl, writing: “ACTS OF FAITH- Album formally launched right this moment.” You may pay attention here.
‘Acts of Religion’ debuted final December, when SAULT performed their spectacularly immersive first-ever stay present. The efficiency additionally included appearances from Little Simz and Michael Kiwanuka.
PRAY FOR ME… pic.twitter.com/1x10H1yYTY
— SAULT (@SaultGlobal) December 20, 2024
ACTS OF FAITH- Album formally launched right this moment ????https://t.co/a3z6SqFTno pic.twitter.com/nNRqyS4TUh
— SAULT (@SaultGlobal) December 25, 2024
Shortly afterwards, the collective advised that there could be a number of extra concert events all over the world within the close to future, though these have but to materialise.
In response to a social media publish, the exhibits had been to showcase their album ‘5’ in New York, ‘Black’ in Los Angeles, ‘Untitled (Rise)’ in Canada, ‘11’ in Germany, ‘Air’ in Paris and ‘Earth’ in Africa in some unspecified time in the future.
SAULT have by no means formally confirmed their bandmembers; nonetheless, producer Inflo is mostly considered the chief, with Cleo Sol, Child Sister, Chronixx and extra offering uncredited vocals.
In January, André 3000 mentioned that he had plans to document a collaboration with the group and confirmed that he had hung out within the studio with them.
Talking to BBC Radio 6 Music, the OutKast rapper mentioned: “A musician pal turned me on to them after they had been of their secrecy stage. So he related me with them.”
“You realize, we frolicked, went to the studio, messed round a bit… yeah. And as soon as I used to be turned on to them, I sort of listened to what was carried out earlier than. I believe they’d solely had like one or two albums out at the moment.”
Host Gilles Peterson then requested Benjamin if he had recorded any music with SAULT, and whether or not followers may “look ahead to” listening to it. “We are able to look ahead to it sooner or later,” he responded.
In a four-star evaluate of 2021’s ‘9’, NME wrote: “As soon as once more, Sault display the facility of phrases and simply how impactful music may be. It’s inconceivable to not really feel affected by the tales being informed.”
“Regardless of ‘9’s disappointment, Sault channel optimism and hope for a brighter future into their songs. Coupled with twinkling piano keys, the album’s poignant closing phrases provide a lifeline: ‘Don’t ever lose your self / You may at all times begin once more’.“