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musical group Sault. The album has been met with positive critical reception.

Critical reception

In ''

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'', Alexis Petridis reviewed both '' 5'' and ''7'', giving them each five stars out of five, writing that both are "fantastic, walking an idiosyncratic path that zig-zags between ESG-esque post-punk funk, early 80s boogie and something approaching neo-soul, without ever really fitting into any of those categories or sounding like straightforward homage". Reviewing the albums of the year for ''

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'', Barney Harsent gave ''7'' five out of five stars for writing compelling

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but also deep

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with "smooth intent and raw delivery" that are "as affecting combination as I’ve ever heard". In '' Q'', Chris Catchpole scored this four out of five stars due to its mix of musical features and moods. Citing their first two albums, '' Paste'' declared Sault one of the 15 new British bands that audiences should listen to in 2020.

Track listing

#"Over" ( Dean Josiah Cover and Cleopatra Nikolic)– 2:25 #"No Bullshit" (Cover and Nikolic)– 3:47 #"Feel So Good" (Cover and Nikolic)– 3:07 #"Living in America" (Cover and Nikolic)– 3:21 #"Tip Toe" (Cover and Nikolic)– 3:10 #"Smile and Go" (Cover and Nikolic)– 2:44 #"Threats" (Cover and Nikolic)– 4:21 #"Red Lights" (Cover and Nikolic)– 3:04 #"Friends" (Cover and Nikolic)– 3:58 #"Waterfalls" (Cover and Nikolic)– 4:00

Personnel

Sault *Kadeem Clarke * Dean Josiah "Inflo" Cover * Cleopatra "Cleo Sol" Nikolic * Melisa "Kid Sister" Young

References

External links

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Review aggregate by Album of the YearReview from Album Reviews blog
{{authority control 2019 albums Sault (band) albums Self-released albums Albums produced by Inflo