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band Sault, A sequel to their sixth album, ''

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'', the album was one of five initially released for free via

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on 1 November 2022 (along with '' 11'', ''

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'', '' Today & Tomorrow'', and '' Untitled (God)''). The download was available for only five days via a password-encrypted link and made as an offering to God. Four of the five (excluding ''Untitled (God)'') were released on streaming music services on 12 November.

Critical reception

Writing for ''

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'', Ali Shutler reviewed all five simultaneous releases by Sault and gave them a collective four out of five stars, noting that ''AIIR'' follows from the earlier ''

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'' that "conjures anxiety and paranoia through orchestral soundscapes". In an overview of the best music of the week on ''

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considers the five releases "as sonically diverse as they are ambitious in their breadth and scale". Damien Morris of ''

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'' reviewed all five albums and scored them five stars, noting that "anyone can find their own five-star classic among these 56 songs" and summing up that "it’s clear that these albums are an act of supreme generosity, not indulgent superfluity". Writing for ''

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'', Luke Winstanley called the collective releases "an absurd achievement" and scored this album eight out of 10, calling it "another sumptuous classical effort [following ''

''], essentially functioning as a sequel or companion piece [that] presents a more focused, leaner and less indulgent collection than its predecessor".

Track listing

#"4am" – 4:48 #"Hiding Moon" – 4:09 #"Still Waters" – 5:20 #"Gods Will" – 5:12 #"5am" – 5:58

References

External links

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Brief overview of the five albums
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Critical reception

Track listing

See also

References

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