Black to the Future (Sons of Kemet album)
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| Black to the Future | ||||
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| Released | 14 May 2021 | |||
| Studio | Livingston Studio 1 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 51:07 | |||
| Label | Impulse! | |||
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| Sons of Kemet chronology | ||||
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Black to the Future is the fourth and final studio album by British jazz group Sons of Kemet. It was released via Impulse! Records on 14 May 2021[1] to widespread critical acclaim from music critics.[2]
Accolades
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 8.6/10[3] |
| Metacritic | 84/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Clash | 9/10[5] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[6] |
| The Independent |  [7] |
| Loud and Quiet | 8/10[8] |
| Mojo | [9] |
| NME | [10] |
| The Observer | [11] |
| Pitchfork | 7.4/10[12] |
| The Skinny | [13] |
The album received widespread acclaim from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 84, based on 16 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[2] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave the album an 8.6 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.[3]
| Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paste | The 50 Best Albums of 2021 | 26 |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Field Negus" (featuring Joshua Idehen) | 3:03 |
| 2. | "Pick Up Your Burning Cross" (featuring Moor Mother and Angel Bat Dawid) | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Think of Home" | 3:32 |
| 4. | "Hustle" (featuring Kojey Radical) | 5:18 |
| 5. | "For the Culture" (featuring D Double E) | 4:01 |
| 6. | "To Never Forget the Source" | 2:55 |
| 7. | "In Remembrance of Those Fallen" | 5:06 |
| 8. | "Let the Circle Be Unbroken" | 6:29 |
| 9. | "Envision Yourself Levitating" | 8:22 |
| 10. | "Throughout the Madness, Stay Strong" | 5:53 |
| 11. | "Black" (featuring Joshua Idehen) | 2:42 |
| Total length: | 51:07 | |
