Aiir (EP)
2022 EP by Sault
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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
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| The Daily Telegraph |   [4] |
| Gigwise | [1] |
| The Observer | [5] |
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".[6]
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".[5] 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
- "4am" – 4:48
- "Hiding Moon" – 4:09
- "Still Waters" – 5:20
- "Gods Will" – 5:12
- "5am" – 5:58
