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2022 EP by Sault
AIIR
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EP by Sault
Released1 November 2022 (2022-11-01)
GenreChoral, contemporary classical
Length25:27
LabelForever Living Originals
ProducerInflo
Sault chronology
11
(2022) 		AIIR
(2022) 		Earth
(2022)

AIIR is a studio EP by the British R&B collective Sault, a sequel to their sixth album, AIR (2022). The EP was one of five simultaneous digital releases for free on 1 November 2022 (along with 11, Earth, Today & Tomorrow, and Untitled (God)). Four of the five (excluding Untitled (God)) were released on streaming music services on 12 November. The download was available for only five days via a password-encrypted link and made as an offering to God.

Critical reception

Writing for The Daily Telegraph, 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 Air that "conjures anxiety and paranoia through orchestral soundscapes". In an overview of the best music of the week on All Songs Considered, NPR considers the five releases "as sonically diverse as they are ambitious in their breadth and scale".

Damien Morris of The Observer 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 Gigwise, Luke Winstanley called the collective releases "an absurd achievement" and scored this album eight out of 10, calling it "another sumptuous classical effort , essentially functioning as a sequel or companion piece presents a more focused, leaner and less indulgent collection than its predecessor".

Track listing

  1. "4am" – 4:48
  2. "Hiding Moon" – 4:09
  3. "Still Waters" – 5:20
  4. "Gods Will" – 5:12
  5. "5am" – 5:58

References

  1. ^ Winstanley, Luke (21 November 2022). "All 5 of the New Sault Albums, Reviewed". Gigwise. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  2. Monroe, Jazz (1 November 2022). "Sault Release 5 Password-Protected New Albums". Pitchfork. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  3. Richards, Will (12 November 2022). "Sault release four of their five new albums on streaming services". NME. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  4. Shutler, Ari (4 November 2022). "Phoenix haunt the Louvre, Sault offer songs to God – the week's best albums". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  5. Lee, Cristina; Tourus, Cyrena; Morrison, John; Hilton, Robin (4 November 2022). "New Music Friday: The best releases out on Nov. 4". All Songs Considered. NPR. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  6. Morris, Damien (13 November 2022). "Sault: Aiir, Earth, Today & Tomorrow, Untitled (God), 11 review – an act of supreme generosity". The Observer. Retrieved 25 November 2022.

External links

Sault
Studio albums
EPs
Chronixx albums
Cleo Sol albums
See also
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