Sault Essentials

Amorphous alternative R&B collective Sault confidently experiment with sounds, genres and concepts, making them one of London’s most compelling musical forces. Composed of various artists, at times including singer-songwriter Cleo Sol and rapper Little Simz, the group hone in on the innate feelings that propel Black humanity. Sault err on the side of releasing projects that don’t exist in the same sonic space; as such, listening to their material can feel like a journey through a soulful soundscape (“Miracles”), a contemporary distillation of the boom-bap era (“Free”) or a choir-powered work that depends heavily on an assembly of heavenly voices (“Reality”). No matter the approach, Sault extract pure emotion from listeners, placing them at the very centre of their thoughts and feelings.