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{{Infobox album
| name = AIIR
| name = AIIR
| type = studio
| type = EP
| artist = [[Sault (band)|Sault]]
| artist = [[Sault (band)|Sault]]
| cover = Sault - AIIR.jpg
| cover = Sault - AIIR.jpg
| alt = A black background with "AIIR" in white
| alt = A black background with "AIIR" in white
| released = {{startdate|df=yes|2022|11|01}}
| released = {{start date|df=yes|2022|11|01}}
| recorded =
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| studio =
| studio =
| genre = [[funk music|Funk]]
| genre = [[Choral]], [[Contemporary classical music|contemporary classical]]<ref name="gw" />
| length = {{duration|m=25|s=27}}
| length = {{duration|m=25|s=27}}
| language = English
| label = Forever Living Originals
| label = Forever Living Originals
| producer = [[Inflo]]
| producer = [[Inflo]]
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| next_year = 2022
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'''''AIIR''''' is an album from British [[funk music|funk]] band [[Sault (band)|Sault]], one of five released for free via [[digital distribution]] on 1&nbsp;November 2022 (along with ''[[11 (Sault album)|11]]'', ''[[Earth (Sault album)|Earth]]'', ''[[Today & Tomorrow]]'', and ''[[Untitled (God)]]'').<ref name="telegraph" /> The download was available for only five days via a password-encrypted link and made as an offering to God.<ref name="pmrelease" /> Four of the five (excluding ''Untitled (God)'') were released on streaming music services on 12&nbsp;November.<ref name="stream" />
'''''AIIR''''' is a studio EP by the [[British rhythm and blues|British R&B]] collective [[Sault (band)|Sault]], a sequel to their sixth album, ''[[Air (Sault album)|AIR]]'' (2022). The EP was one of five simultaneous [[digital distribution|digital releases]] for free on 1&nbsp;November 2022 (along with ''[[11 (Sault album)|11]]'', ''[[Earth (Sault album)|Earth]]'', ''[[Today & Tomorrow (Sault album)|Today & Tomorrow]]'', and ''[[Untitled (God)]]'').<ref name="pmrelease" /> Four of the five (excluding ''Untitled (God)'') were released on streaming music services on 12&nbsp;November.<ref name="stream" /> The download was available for only five days via a password-encrypted link and made as an offering to God.


==Critical reception==
==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 (Sault album)|Air]]'' that "conjures anxiety and paranoia through orchestral soundscapes".<ref name="telegraph" /> 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".<ref name="npr" />
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 (Sault album)|Air]]'' that "conjures anxiety and paranoia through orchestral soundscapes".<ref name="telegraph" /> 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".<ref name="npr" />

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".<ref name="obs" /> 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 [following ''[[Air (Sault album)|Air]]''], essentially functioning as a sequel or companion piece [that] presents a more focused, leaner and less indulgent collection than its predecessor".<ref name="gw" />


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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#"Gods Will"&nbsp;– 5:12
#"Gods Will"&nbsp;– 5:12
#"5am"&nbsp;– 5:58
#"5am"&nbsp;– 5:58

==See also==
*[[List of 2022 albums]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|refs=
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="npr">{{Cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/11/03/1133876892/new-music-friday-the-best-releases-out-on-nov-4 |title=New Music Friday: The best releases out on Nov.&nbsp;4 |lang=en-US |last1=Lee |first1=Cristina |last2=Tourus |first2=Cyrena |last3=Morrison |first3=John |last4=Hilton |first4=Robin |publisher=[[NPR]] |work=[[All Songs Considered]] |date=2022-11-04 |accessdate=2022-11-12}}</ref>
<ref name="gw">{{Cite web |url=https://gigwise.com/reviews/3427878/all-5-of-the-new-sault-albums--reviewed |last=Winstanley |first=Luke |language=en-GB |work=[[Gigwise]] |date=2022-11-21 |access-date=2022-11-25 |title=All 5 of the New Sault Albums, Reviewed}}</ref>
<ref name="pmrelease">{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/sault-release-5-password-protected-new-albums/ |lang=en-US |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |date=2022-11-01 |accessdate=2022-11-12 |title=Sault Release 5 Password-Protected New Albums |last=Monroe |first=Jazz}}</ref>
<ref name="npr">{{Cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/11/03/1133876892/new-music-friday-the-best-releases-out-on-nov-4 |title=New Music Friday: The best releases out on Nov.&nbsp;4 |language=en-US |last1=Lee |first1=Cristina |last2=Tourus |first2=Cyrena |last3=Morrison |first3=John |last4=Hilton |first4=Robin |publisher=[[NPR]] |work=[[All Songs Considered]] |date=2022-11-04 |access-date=2022-11-12}}</ref>
<ref name="telegraph">{{Cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/new-album-reviews-phoenix-sault-first-aid-kit-daniel-avery-ezra/ |title=Phoenix haunt the Louvre, Sault offer songs to God – the week’s best albums |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=2022-11-04 |accessdate=2022-11-12 |lang=en-GB |last=Shutler |first=Ari}}</ref>
<ref name="obs">{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/nov/13/sault-aiir-earth-today-tomorrow-untitled-god-11-review-an-act-of-supreme-generosity |last=Morris |first=Damien |access-date=2022-11-25 |date=2022-11-13 |language=en-GB |work=[[The Observer]] |title=Sault: ''Aiir'', ''Earth'', ''Today & Tomorrow'', ''Untitled (God)'', ''11'' review&nbsp;– an act of supreme generosity}}</ref>
<ref name="pmrelease">{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/sault-release-5-password-protected-new-albums/ |language=en-US |publisher=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=2022-11-01 |access-date=2022-11-12 |title=Sault Release 5 Password-Protected New Albums |last=Monroe |first=Jazz}}</ref>
<ref name="stream">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/sault-release-four-of-their-five-new-albums-on-streaming-services-3347958 |work=[[NME]] |date=2022-11-12 |access-date=2022-11-12 |language=en-GB |title=Sault release four of their five new albums on streaming services |last=Richards |first=Will}}</ref>
<ref name="telegraph">{{Cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/new-album-reviews-phoenix-sault-first-aid-kit-daniel-avery-ezra/ |title=Phoenix haunt the Louvre, Sault offer songs to God – the week's best albums |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=2022-11-04 |access-date=2022-11-12 |language=en-GB |last=Shutler |first=Ari}}</ref>
}}
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[[Category:Self-released albums]]
[[Category:Self-released albums]]
[[Category:Albums free for download by copyright owner]]
[[Category:Albums free for download by copyright owner]]
[[Category:Classical albums by English artists]]

Latest revision as of 09:10, 5 August 2024

AIIR
A black background with "AIIR" in white
EP by
Sault
Released1 November 2022 (2022-11-01)
GenreChoral, contemporary classical[1]
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)).[2] Four of the five (excluding Untitled (God)) were released on streaming music services on 12 November.[3] The download was available for only five days via a password-encrypted link and made as an offering to God.

Critical reception

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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".[4] 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".[5]

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".[6] 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 [following Air], essentially functioning as a sequel or companion piece [that] presents a more focused, leaner and less indulgent collection than its predecessor".[1]

Track listing

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

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
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