Sault

The 50 best albums of 2020: the full list

Our countdown is complete, topped by a mercurial work of sprawling invention by a woman who has dug deep to survive. Taken as a whole, these choices contain drama, solace, poetry and fire, a fitting selection for a turbulent year

Ben Beaumont-Thomas and Laura Snapes

18, Dec, 2020 @8:07 AM

Guardian albums and tracks of 2020: how our writers voted

We’ve announced our favourite releases of the year – now the Guardian’s music critics reveal their individual top picks of 2020

Guardian music

18, Dec, 2020 @6:00 AM

The 50 best albums of 2020, No 5: Sault – Untitled (Black Is)

The first of two incredible albums released by the band this year is weapons-grade R&B and luxuriates in being unapologetically Black

Lanre Bakare

14, Dec, 2020 @6:00 AM

Sault: Untitled (Rise) review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

Just 12 weeks after their previous double album, the British group dance from sorrow to resistance, mixing fearless lyrics with house, funk and disco

Alexis Petridis

17, Sep, 2020 @11:00 AM

Sault: 5 / 7 review – intriguing grooves from a mystery funk machine

No one seems to know who they are, but one thing is sure: Sault make hooky, dubby, funky music with echoes of ESG and Can