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Untitled (Rise)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Untitled (Rise)

| type = studio

| artist = Sault

| cover = Sault - Untitled (Rise).jpg

| alt = A black cover with a photograph of two black hands praying

| released = {{start date|2020|9|18|df=yes}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = R&B

| length = {{duration|m=50|s=32}}

| label = Forever Living Originals

| producer = Inflo

| prev_title = Untitled (Black Is)

| prev_year = 2020

| next_title = Nine

| next_year = 2021

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Untitled (Rise) is the fourth studio album from British R&B musical group Sault. The album has been met with positive critical reception.

Critical reception

{{Album ratings

|ADM=8.7/10

| MC = 93/100

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}

| rev2 = Beats Per Minute

| rev2score = 81%

| rev3 = Clash

| rev3score = 9/10

| rev4 = The Guardian

| rev4score = {{Rating|5|5}}

| rev5 = Louder Than War

| rev5score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}

| rev6 = Pitchfork

| rev6score = 8.0/10

}}

{{Metacritic album prose|Untitled (Rise)|universal acclaim|93|six}} At AnyDecentMusic?, the editorial staff rate the album 8.7 out of 10, with six reviews. Alexis Petridis of The Guardian gave the album five out of five stars, saying that Sault had released the best album of the year again, following Untitled (Black Is) and points out the exceptional musicianship, writing that the album "hardly yields highlights because the quality never wavers: whoever’s involved, it feels like they’ve been galvanised to the top of their game". Jem Aswad of Variety accentuates how timely the work is, with the worldwide response to the George Floyd protests and struggles of black peoples in the United States and United Kingdom, writing, "Sault seduces listeners, drawing them in with beautiful sounds, and then hits them with uncompromisingly direct lyrics and messages that startle them into thinking about things they might not normally think about... [their music] is definitively 2020, by, for and about these times". In Clash, Robin Murray gave this album nine out of 10, also noting how the lyrics discuss contemporaneous issues, noting the diverse musical influences, from Brazilian rhythm to 1980s "boogie shimmer". Jeremy Monroe of Beats Per Minute scored this 81 out of 100, calling listening to Untitled (Rise) a "thrilling experience" with a spiritual dimension. Gordon Rutherford of Louder Than War gave this 4.5 out of five bombs, calling it a "another stab at winning the award for album of the year", following Untitled (Black Is). Reviewing the album for AllMusic, Andy Kellman felt that it was Sault's "most striking and affecting work yet."

For Pitchfork, Marc Hogan gave a positive review the track "Fearless", calling it a highlight of the album that "pairs impeccably stylish, laid-back R&B with a message that meets the current moment".

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|+Accolades for Untitled (Rise)

scope="col"|Issuer

!scope="col"|Listing

!scope="col"|Rank

scope="row"|AllMusic

|AllMusic Best of 2020

|style="text-align:center;"|N/A

scope="row"|The Guardian

|The 50 Best Albums of 2020

|style="text-align:center;"|25

scope="row"|Mercury Prize

|Album of the Year

|style="text-align:center;"|Listed

scope="row"|Mojo

|75 Best Albums of 2020

|style="text-align:center;"|52

scope="row"|Rough Trade

|Albums of the Year 2020

|style="text-align:center;"|1

scope="row"|Stereogum

| The 50 Best Albums of 2020

| {{center|9}}

Track listing

  1. "Strong" (Dean Josiah Cover and Cleopatra Nikolic){{nbsp}}– 6:18
  2. "Fearless" (Cover and Nikolic){{nbsp}}– 4:09
  3. "Rise" (Cover and Melisa Young){{nbsp}}– 1:01
  4. "I Just Want to Dance" (Cover and Nikolic){{nbsp}}– 4:21
  5. "Street Fighter" (Cover and Nikolic){{nbsp}}– 3:09
  6. "Son Shine" (Kadeem Clarke, Cover, and Nikolic){{nbsp}}– 3:16
  7. "Rise Intently" (Cover){{nbsp}}– 0:50
  8. "The Beginning & The End" (Cover and Young){{nbsp}}– 3:38
  9. "Free" (Cover and Nikolic){{nbsp}}– 5:05
  10. "You Know It Ain't" (Cover and Young){{nbsp}}– 3:26
  11. "Uncomfortable" (Cover and Nikolic){{nbsp}}– 3:16
  12. "No Black Violins in London" (Cover and Young){{nbsp}}– 1:28
  13. "Scary Times" (Cover){{nbsp}}– 3:39
  14. "The Black & Gold" (Clarke and Cover){{nbsp}}– 3:04
  15. "Little Boy" (Cover and Nikolic){{nbsp}}– 3:52

Personnel

Sault

  • Kadeem Clarke
  • Dean Josiah "Inflo" Cover
  • Cleopatra "Cleo Sol" Nikolic
  • Melisa Young

Chart performance

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|+ Chart performance for Untitled (Black Is)

! scope="col"| Chart

! scope="col"| Peak

!scope="col"|Duration

scope="row"|United Kingdom (Official Charts: Album Downloads.

|20

|1 week

References

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{{Cite journal |journal=Mojo |date=January 2021 |issue=326 |page=40 |language=en-GB |issn=1351-0193 |title=75 Best Albums of 2020 |place=London, England, United Kingdom}}

{{Cite web |url=https://www.roughtrade.com/us/albums-of-the-year-2020 |language=en-US |title=Albums of the Year 2020 |publisher=Rough Trade |date=10 November 2020 |access-date=11 November 2020}}

{{Cite web |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/12668/Sault-Untitled-Rise.aspx |title=(Untitled) Rise by Sault reviews |publisher=AnyDecentMusic? |accessdate=2022-11-12 |lang=en-US}}

{{Cite web |last=Kellman |first=Andy |access-date=26 November 2020 |language=en-US |publisher=AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/untitled-rise-mw0003429435 |title=Untitled (Rise){{nbsp}}– Sault}}

{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/year-in-review/2020/|title=The 50 Best of 2020|website=AllMusic|access-date=15 July 2021}}

{{Cite web |language=en-US |url=https://beatsperminute.com/album-review-sault-untitled-rise/ |first=Jeremy |last=Monroe |date=15 October 2020 |access-date=15 November 2020 |website=Beats Per Minute |title=Album Review: SAULT{{nbsp}}– Untitled (Rise)}}

{{Cite web |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/sault-untitled-rise |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=21 September 2020 |work=Clash |access-date=15 November 2020 |language=en-GB |title=Sault{{nbsp}}– Untitled (Rise)}}

{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/sep/17/sault-untitled-rise-review |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |author-link=Alexis Petridis |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |date=17 September 2020 |access-date=15 November 2020 |title=Sault: Untitled (Rise) Review{{nbsp}}– Mystery Collective Make Best Album of 2020, Again}}

{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/dec/01/the-50-best-albums-of-2020|title=The 50 Best Albums of 2020: the Full List|website=The Guardian|date=18 December 2020|access-date=15 July 2021}}

{{Cite web |url=https://louderthanwar.com/sault-untitled-rise-album-review/ |language=en-GB |website=Louder Than War |date=11 October 2020 |access-date=15 November 2020 |last=Rutherford |first=Gordon |title=Sault: Untitled (Rise)}}

{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/untitled-rise/sault |title=Untitled (Rise) by Sault |publisher=Metacritic |language=en-US |access-date=2 December 2020}}

{{cite web |url=https://www.mercuryprize.com/news/2021-hyundai-mercury-prize-albums-of-the-year-revealed |title=2021 Hyundai Mercury Prize 'Albums of the Year' revealed... |website=mercuryprize.com |access-date=25 July 2021}}

{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/sault-untitled-black-is/|author= Jessica Kariisa|date=24 December 2020|title=SAULT: Untitled (Black Is) / Untitled (Rise) Album Review|work=Pitchfork|accessdate=1 July 2021}}

{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/sault-fearless/ |last=Hogan |first=Marc |date=2020-09-18 |accessdate=2022-11-12 |lang=en-US |publisher=Pitchfork Media |title=SAULT: "Fearless" Track Review"}}

{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2108664/best-albums-2020/lists/year-in-review/2020-in-review/|title=The 50 Best Albums Of 2020|website=Stereogum|date=1 December 2020|access-date=3 December 2020}}

{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-downloads-chart/20200925/7003/ |title=Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100 |publisher=Official Charts Company |date=2020-09-25 |lang=en-GB |access-date=2022-11-20}}

{{Cite web |last=Aswad |first=Jem |url=https://variety.com/2020/music/reviews/saults-untitled-rise-album-review-1234775193/ |work=Variety |language=en-US |title=Sault's Untitled (Rise) Seduces Listeners with Sumptuous R&B, Then Startles with Powerful Messaging |date=18 September 2020 |access-date=15 November 2020}}

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External links

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  • {{Musicbrainz release group}}
  • [https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/281668-sault-untitled-rise.php Aggregate reviews from Album of the Year]
  • [https://albumreviews.blog/reviews/2020s-album-reviews/sault/ Review from Album Reviews blog]
  • [https://www.albumoftheyear.org/publication/73-albumism/ Review from Albumism]

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