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#6 | SAULT | Untitled (Rise)
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According to Patrick Corcoran: “From the first minute it is clear that this is further evidence of the collective’s brilliance….Beyond the incredible musicianship, production and performances of Inflo, Cleo Sol and Melisa Young though, is one of the cornerstones of soul music—God’s endless love and the belief that salvation will be attained. It’s enough to make a recovering Catholic contemplate the Almighty once more. In creating two urgent, life-altering albums of such social and emotional heft in such a short space of time, SAULT (that Gilles Peterson recently revealed to be a mysterious acronym) establish themselves both as one of the greatest bands currently working and inspirational leaders of a movement. They have sculpted the soundtrack to a revolution and reflected the struggles that mark our times—if you listen closely enough and shrug off the fear, that revolution might just come.”
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