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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.6/10[3]
Metacritic84/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Clash9/10[5]
Exclaim!8/10[6]
The Independent[7]
Loud and Quiet8/10[8]
Mojo[9]
NME[10]
The Observer[11]
Pitchfork7.4/10[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]

Accolades

Black to the Future on year-end lists
Publication List Rank Ref.
Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2021
26
[14]

Track listing

Black to the Future track listing
No.TitleLength
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

Personnel

Credits adapted from Mojo review.[9]

Sons of Kemet

Additional musicians

Charts

Chart performance for Black to the Future
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

References

  1. ^ Allnutt, Chris (28 April 2021). "Saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings: 'If I stop playing, I feel that physical yearning'". Financial Times. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Black to the Future by Sons of Kemet". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Black To The Future by Sons of Kemet reviews". AnyDecentMusic. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  4. ^ Jurek, Thom. Review of Black to the Future at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. ^ Watkins, Mike (12 May 2021). "Sons Of Kemet - Black To The Future". Clash. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  6. ^ St. Michael, Jonathan (12 May 2021). "Sons of Kemet Contextualize the Past on 'Black to the Future'". Exclaim!. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  7. ^ O'Connor, Roisin; Nugent, Annabel (13 May 2021). "Album reviews: The Black Keys – Delta Kream, and Sons of Kemet – Black to the Future". The Independent. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  8. ^ Walton, Sam (10 May 2021). "Sons of Kemet - Black To The Future - Album Review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  9. ^ a b Eccleston, Danny. "Wind power". Mojo (June 2021 ed.). p. 83.
  10. ^ Balram, Dhruva (13 May 2021). "Sons of Kemet – 'Black To The Future' review: rage, resentment and hope". NME. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  11. ^ Empire, Kitty (15 May 2021). "Sons of Kemet: Black to the Future review – an eloquent dance between anger and joy". The Observer. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  12. ^ Adjei-Kontoh, Hubert (21 May 2021). "Sons of Kemet: Black to the Future". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  13. ^ Goggins, Joe (10 May 2021). "Sons of Kemet - Black to the Future album review". The Skinny. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  14. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2021". Paste. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Ultratop.be – Sons of Kemet – Black to the Future" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – Sons of Kemet – Black to the Future" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sons of Kemet – Black to the Future" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Veckolista Jazz, vecka 20" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Sons of Kemet – Black to the Future". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  21. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 May 2021.


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