Sinner Get Ready

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{{Infobox album

| name = Sinner Get Ready

| type = studio

| artist = Lingua Ignota

| cover = Sinner Get Ready.png

| alt =

| released = {{start date|2021|08|06}}

| recorded =

| studio = Machines with Magnets (Pawtucket)

| genre = *Avant-garde

| length = 55:53

| label = Sargent House

| producer = {{hlist|Kristin Hayter|Seth Manchester}}

| chronology = Kristin Hayter

| prev_title = Agnus Dei

| prev_year = 2021

| next_title = Saved!

| next_year = 2023

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Lingua Ignota

| type = studio

| prev_title = Agnus Dei

| prev_year = 2021

| title = Sinner Get Ready

| year = 2021

| next_title = The End: Live at Islington Assembly Hall

| next_year = 2023

}}{{Singles

| name = Sinner Get Ready

| type = studio

| single1 = Pennsylvania Furnace

| single1date = June 17, 2021

| single2 = Perpetual Flame of Centralia

| single2date = July 15, 2021

}}

}}

Sinner Get Ready (stylized in all caps) is the fourth studio album by American musician Kristin Hayter, and her last under her alias Lingua Ignota. Created in collaboration with producer and engineer Seth Manchester,{{Cite web|date=6 August 2021|title=Sinner Get Ready – Lingua Ignota|url=https://www.roughtrade.com/us/lingua-ignota/sinner-get-ready?cjevent=d82d5104fed611eb837282600a82b82c|access-date=16 August 2021|website=Rough Trade}} it is the follow-up to Hayter's 2019 album Caligula. It was released on Sargent House on August 6, 2021,{{cite web |last1=Gomez |first1=Jade |title=Lingua Ignota Announces New Album SINNER GET READY, Shares New Single |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/lingua-ignota/lingua-ignota-announces-new-album-sinner-get-ready/ |publisher=Paste |access-date=13 August 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Bloom |first1=Madison |title=Lingua Ignota Announces New Album, Shares Video for New Song: Watch |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/lingua-ignota-announces-new-album-shares-video-for-new-song-watch/ |publisher=Pitchfork |access-date=13 August 2021}} and was met with widespread acclaim from music critics.{{Citation|title=Sinner Get Ready by Lingua Ignota|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/sinner-get-ready/lingua-ignota|language=en|access-date=August 14, 2021}}

Critical reception

{{Music ratings

| ADM = 8.0/10{{cite web |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/12961/Lingua-Ignota-Sinner-Get-Ready.aspx|title=Sinner Get Ready by Lingua Ignota |website=AnyDecentMusic? |access-date=August 14, 2021}}

| MC = 83/100

| rev1 = Beats Per Minute

| rev1score = 88%{{Cite web|last=Wohlmacher|first=John|title=Album Review: Lingua Ignota – Sinner Get Ready|url=https://beatsperminute.com/album-review-lingua-ignota-sinner-get-ready/|access-date=August 14, 2021|website=Beats Per Minute|language=en}}

| rev2 = Exclaim!

| rev2score = 9/10{{Cite web|last=Sylvester|first=Daniel|title=Lingua Ignota's 'Sinner Get Ready' Is More Incantation Than Collection of Songs|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/lingua_ignota_sinner_get_ready_album_review|access-date=August 14, 2021|website=Exclaim!|language=en}}

| rev3 = The Guardian

| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|last=Amin|first=Tayyab|title=Lingua Ignota: Sinner Get Ready review – a devastating voice|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/aug/06/lingua-ignota-sinner-get-ready-review-kristin-hayter-potent-reckoning-with-religion|access-date=August 14, 2021|website=The Guardian|language=en}}

| rev4 = Kerrang!

| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|last=Thomas|first=Olly|date=August 5, 2021|title=Album review: Lingua Ignota – Sinner Get Ready|url=https://www.kerrang.com/reviews/album-review-lingua-ignota-sinner-get-ready/|access-date=August 14, 2021|website=Kerrang!|language=en}}

| rev5 = Loud and Quiet

| rev5score = 9/10{{Cite web|last=Critten|first=Tom|title=Lingua Ignota – Sinner Get Ready|url=https://www.loudandquiet.com/reviews/lingua-ignota-sinner-get-ready/|access-date=August 14, 2021|website=Loud and Quiet|language=en}}

| rev6 = Metal Hammer

| rev6score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{Cite web|last=Kilroy|first=Hannah May|title=Lingua Ignota's Sinner Get Ready: haunting, intricate and wonderfully complex|url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/lingua-ignotas-sinner-get-ready-haunting-intricate-and-wonderfully-complex|access-date=August 14, 2021|website=Metal Hammer|language=en}}

| rev7 = Mojo

| rev7score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{Cite web|last=House|first=Sargent|title=Lingua Ignota – Sinner Get Ready|url=https://archive.org/details/mojo-september-2021/page/86/mode/2up|access-date=August 14, 2021|website=Mojo|language=en}}

| rev8 = Pitchfork

| rev8score = 8.0/10{{Cite web|last=Bloom|title=Lingua Ignota – Sinner Get Ready|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/lingua-ignota-sinner-get-ready/|access-date=August 14, 2021|website=Pitchfork|language=en}}

| rev9 = PopMatters

| rev9score = 8/10{{Cite web|last=Parnell|first=Annie|title=Lingua Ignota Seeks Salvation on Sinner Get Ready|url=https://www.popmatters.com/lingua-ignota-sinner-get-ready|access-date=August 14, 2021|website=PopMatters|language=en}}

| rev10 = Slant Magazine

| rev10score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|last=Amen|first=John|title=Review: Lingua Ignota's Sinner Get Ready Navigates the Seductive Paradox of the Soul|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/lingua-ignota-sinner-get-ready-album-review/|access-date=August 14, 2021|website=Slant Magazine|language=en}}

}}

Sinner Get Ready received widespread critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the release received an average score of 83, based on ten reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave the album a 8.0 out of 10 score, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.

Music critic and YouTuber Anthony Fantano gave the album a rare perfect score.{{Cite news|last=Robinson|first=Caleb|date=2021-08-21|title=The Significance of an Anthony Fantano 10/10|language=en-US|work=Record Roundtable|url=https://www.recordroundtable.com/featured-articles/the-significance-of-an-anthony-fantano-10/10-review|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120055210/https://www.recordroundtable.com/featured-articles/the-significance-of-an-anthony-fantano-10/10-review|archive-date=2022-01-20}}

=Accolades=

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|+Sinner Get Ready on year-end lists

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scope="row"| Beats Per Minute

| Top 50 Albums of 2021

| {{center|3}}

| {{center|{{cite web |url=https://beatsperminute.com/bpms-top-50-albums-of-2021/ |title=BPM’S TOP 50 ALBUMS OF 2021

|work=Beats Per Minute |date=16 December 2021 |access-date=17 December 2021}}}}

scope="row"| Crack

| The Top 50 Albums of the Year

| {{center|30}}

| {{center|{{cite web |url=https://crackmagazine.net/article/list-article/top-50-albums-2021/ |title=The Top 50 Albums of the Year

|work=Crack |date=6 December 2021 |access-date=11 December 2021}}}}

scope="row"| Decibel

| Top 40 Albums of 2021

| {{center|14}}

| {{center|{{cite web |url=https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2021/11/18/spoiler-here-are-decibels-top-40-albums-of-2021/ |title=SPOILER: Here Are Decibel’s Top 40 Albums of 2021

|work=Decibel |date=18 November 2021 |access-date=11 December 2021}}}}

scope="row"| Exclaim!

| 50 Best Albums of 2021

| {{center|32}}

| {{center|{{cite web |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/best_albums_of_2021 |title=Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2021

|work=Exclaim! |date=1 December 2021 |access-date=11 December 2021}}}}

scope="row"| Junkee

| The Best Albums of 2021

| {{center|N/A}}

| {{center|{{cite web |url=https://junkee.com/best-albums-2021/316890 |title=From Heartbreak To Hope: Here Are The Best Albums Of The Year

|work=Junkee |date=17 December 2021 |access-date=17 December 2021}}}}

scope="row"| Kerrang!

| The 50 best albums of 2021

| {{center|23}}

| {{center|{{cite web |url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-50-best-albums-of-2021 |title=The 50 best albums of 2021

|work=Kerrang! |date=10 December 2021 |access-date=11 December 2021}}}}

scope="row"| Our Culture

| The 50 Best Albums of 2021

| {{center|16}}

| {{center|{{cite web |url=https://ourculturemag.com/2021/12/09/the-50-best-albums-of-2021/ |title=The 50 Best Albums of 2021

|work=Our Culture |date=9 December 2021 |access-date=11 December 2021}}}}

scope="row"| Paste

| The 50 Best Albums of 2021

| {{center|23}}

| {{center|{{cite web |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-albums/best-albums-of-2021/ |title=The 50 Best Albums of 2021

|work=Paste |date=29 November 2021 |access-date=30 November 2021 |author= }}}}

scope="row"| Pitchfork

| The 50 Best Albums of 2021

| {{center|41}}

| {{center|{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-albums-2021 |title=The 50 Best Albums of 2021

|work=Pitchfork |date=7 December 2021 |access-date=7 December 2021 |first=Sasha |last=Geffen }}}}

scope="row"| PopMatters

| The 75 Best Albums of 2021

| {{center|23}}

| {{center|{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/75-best-albums-of-2021 |title=THE 75 BEST ALBUMS OF 2021

|work=PopMatters |date=9 December 2021 |access-date=11 December 2021}}}}

scope="row"| Rough Trade UK

| Albums of the Year 2021

| {{center|50}}

| {{center|{{cite web |url=https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/albums-of-the-year-2021 |title=Albums of the Year 2021 – Rough Trade

|work=Rough Trade UK |date=16 November 2021 |access-date=11 December 2021}}}}

scope="row"| Slant Magazine

| The 50 Best Albums of 2021

| {{center|39}}

| {{center|{{cite web |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/the-50-best-albums-of-2021/ |title=The 50 Best Albums of 2021

|work=Slant Magazine |date=7 December 2021 |access-date=11 December 2021}}}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| total_length = 55:53

| title1 = The Order of Spiritual Virgins

| length1 = 9:10

| title2 = I Who Bend the Tall Grasses

| length2 = 6:28

| title3 = Many Hands

| length3 = 5:15

| title4 = Pennsylvania Furnace

| length4 = 5:46

| title5 = Repent Now Confess Now

| length5 = 5:48

| title6 = The Sacred Linament of Judgement

| length6 = 5:22

| title7 = Perpetual Flame of Centralia

| length7 = 5:34

| title8 = Man Is Like a Spring Flower

| length8 = 7:16

| title9 = The Solitary Brethren of Ephrata

| length9 = 5:11

}}

Notes

  • All tracks are stylized in all caps. For example, "The Order of Spiritual Virgins" is stylized as "THE ORDER OF SPIRITUAL VIRGINS".
  • "The Sacred Linament of Judgment" features audio from televangelist Jimmy Swaggart's "I have sinned" speech.

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Artwork

  • Kristin Hayter – album photography (shooting, editing)
  • Alexis Marshall – album photography assistance
  • Ashley Rose Couture – mask
  • Chimere Noire – layout design

Charts

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|+ Chart performance for Sinner Get Ready

! scope="col"| Chart (2021)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|UKIndependent|11|date=20210813|rowheader=true|access-date=August 13, 2021}}
{{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|12|artist=Lingua Ignota|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 19, 2021}}
scope="row"|US Top Album Sales (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lingua-ignota/chart-history/tsl/|title=Lingua Ignota Chart History (Top Current Album Sales)|work=Billboard|accessdate=August 19, 2021}}

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scope="row"|US Top Current Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lingua-ignota/chart-history/tcl/|title=Lingua Ignota Chart History (Top Current Album Sales)|work=Billboard|accessdate=August 19, 2021}}

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References