Sault - What's the story?

really falling in love with the Cleo Sol record now that spring has sprung -- the deep warmth that emanates from this record is exactly what I need right now

Watching Zero on Netflix last night and Why Don't You featured very prominently in one episode.

Looking at Spotify I see it's got 20M plays, almost twice as many as Sault's most streamed song (Wildfires, 13M)

Cleo's on the new Little Simz track

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHGf6tmnLYE

^ Gee, big spiffy arrangement on that thing!

(Okay, I now belatedly see that Simz's recent Introvert should have prepared me for this new emphasis. Intriguing!)

When Rise came out I was so excited, and in my enthusiasm convinced myself it was the best of the four. But I've been revisiting 5 and 7 this week and it's clear to me now that these first two albums actually tower over the subsequent two.

which is crazy because Rise and Black Is are phenomenal

The brevity of the first two work in their favor. You could probably trim Rise back to an equally pleasing 35-40 minutes.

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Looks like there’s a new SAULT album incoming! pic.twitter.com/1yv5HNyQAl

— Concrete Islands (@islandsconcrete) June 14, 2021

OOF

oh damn

Direct link:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CQGrz3jngFs/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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AOTY 2021

Just you wait until FOUR comes out 12 weeks later.

nice.

I kind of hope the name indicates a return to the leaner sound of the first 2 albums

https://www.instagram.com/p/CQMWa1Fnkqx/

coming in 9 days but it's getting a dumb limited-time release as a gimmick

okay that is annoying.

unless maybe the album is filled with unlicensed samples or something. . . ?

it's going to be on streaming for the 99 days so i doubt it

happy birthday to me

Hell yes!

it's going to be on streaming for the 99 days

okay i misread that and thought it was only going to be there for nine days. dunno then. seems weird, especially considering the hype they've accumulated the last few months.

is it going to be a full length?

damn too bad it won't be rollout eligible next year since it won't exist anymore

It can be bought--so who cares if it's not streamable after 99 days? That hardly means it "won't exist"...

pretty sure Simon was being sarcastic there

Where can it be bought? Not seeing on bandcamp, Amazon etc

global page linked from bandcamp is not responsive to my clicks---o please sir!

it can probably be bought in 9 days when it's released i guess

That makes sense (too cool for my pre-order)

The little fleck on the cover of each album--it's a grain of sea salt?

99 problems but a stream ain’t one

new album is cool but kinda slight compared to the two from last year?

wow had no idea this was coming. tomorrow is kind of a huge release day, isn't it?

where are you hearing it??

i'm posting from the future (i'm from australia where it's already friday)

we need more globally-timed releases to take the ozzies down a peg

this is still a really solid album, just doesn't feel like a grand statement where they really stepped up their game like each of last year's were or anything, & it's short at only 8 songs.

i'm posting from the future (i'm from australia where it's already friday)

ah, yes of course. (almost) covid free and early Sault releases - Oztopia!

i guess i can hear it in about 90 minutes. i am big fan of short albums so psyched to get to know it.

"100 days left of nine"

the math checks out!

we need more globally-timed releases to take the ozzies down a peg

Jellia Jamb and H.M. Woggle-Bug have had it too good for too long

Welp I'm not seeing a link to buy on their or any other site, same for streaming.

Screw it, I'll ne here when and if they get here.

You can hear the whole thing right here

https://saultglobal.bandcamp.com/album/nine

And buy it of course.

Just got to the sample on “You from London”. IRL LOL.

Thanks Ned! I checked bandcamp again before my lastest whine, didn't see it---10 songs, not xpost 8.

"my converse look like they've had a hard life"

it's 10 tracks but two are just interludes

Grabbed the free download from sault.global. Listening now while I meet my nightly 1500-word quota. (I'm writing another book.)

i'd be surprised if i'll hear a better bassline this year than the one in "london gangs".