The ever-mysterious collective SAULT have launched a shock new album ‘Acts Of Religion’, consisting of a single, 32-minute monitor.
The album, which has been produced by the group’s de facto chief Inflo, has been made accessible as a .wav file and launched through Eternally Residing Originals.
In sometimes unconventional fashion, the band posted a picture of a classic TV displaying the title ‘Acts Of Religion’ over a darkish and wet avenue background, and with no additional info apart from a hyperlink that followers can observe to obtain the music.
See the put up right here:
https://t.co/gkoeXfFC9d 🥷🏿🥷 pic.twitter.com/kGtSiswElY
— SAULT (@SaultGlobal) July 6, 2024
SAULT performed their spectacularly immersive debut dwell present in London on December 14 final 12 months, together with appearances from Little Simz and Michael Kiwanuka.
As one Instagram person wrote in response to the brand new put up, the picture of the tv display screen has a connection to that present.
“For these unfortunate to not attend, it is a image from the primary room we walked via on the London dwell present,” they wrote. “It was arrange as an condo with a disgruntled couple dwelling in it, we needed to stroll via the fridge to get to t tunnel. Maybe they could be releasing the dwell recordings…”
Shortly afterwards, the collective steered that there can be a number of extra live shows all over the world within the close to future, though these have but to materialise.
In accordance with a social media put up, 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 sooner or later.
SAULT have by no means formally confirmed their bandmembers; nonetheless, producer Inflo is usually thought to be the chief, with Cleo Sol, Child Sister, Chronixx and extra offering uncredited vocals.
In January, André 3000 stated that he had plans to report a collaboration with the group and confirmed that he had frolicked within the studio with them.
Chatting with BBC Radio 6 Music, the OutKast rapper stated: “A musician pal turned me on to them after they had been of their secrecy stage. So he related me with them.”
“You understand, we frolicked, went to the studio, messed round a bit… yeah. And as soon as I used to be turned on to them, I type of listened to what was achieved 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 “sit up for” listening to it. “We are able to sit up for it sooner or later,” he responded.
In a four-star evaluate of 2021’s ‘9’, NME wrote: “As soon as once more, Sault exhibit the facility of phrases and simply how impactful music may be. It’s unattainable to not really feel affected by the tales being instructed.”
“Regardless of ‘9’s unhappiness, Sault channel optimism and hope for a brighter future into their songs. Coupled with twinkling piano keys, the album’s poignant closing phrases supply a lifeline: ‘Don’t ever lose your self / You’ll be able to at all times begin once more’.“
