Black to the Future | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 14 May 2021 | |||
Studio | Livingston Studio 1 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 51:07 | |||
Label | Impulse! | |||
Producer | ||||
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]
Aggregate scores | |
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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 a 8.6 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus. [3]
Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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Paste | The 50 Best Albums of 2021 | 26
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No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
Credits adapted from Mojo review. [9]
Sons of Kemet
Additional musicians
Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [15] | 26 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia) [16] | 59 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [17] | 32 |
Scottish Albums ( OCC) [18] | 18 |
Swedish Jazz Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [19] | 3 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [20] | 59 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [21] | 54 |
Black to the Future | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by | ||||
Released | 14 May 2021 | |||
Studio | Livingston Studio 1 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 51:07 | |||
Label | Impulse! | |||
Producer | ||||
Sons of Kemet chronology | ||||
|
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]
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 a 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
|
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 |
Credits adapted from Mojo review. [9]
Sons of Kemet
Additional musicians
Chart (2021) | Peak position |
---|---|
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [15] | 26 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia) [16] | 59 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [17] | 32 |
Scottish Albums ( OCC) [18] | 18 |
Swedish Jazz Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [19] | 3 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [20] | 59 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [21] | 54 |