Today & Tomorrow — SAULT

It's like a 1970s punk-funk riot recorded in a basement and then hidden for fifty years.

A high-energy, defiant celebration that finds spiritual power in distorted rock and roll.

Released as part of a massive five-album drop on November 1, 2022, Today & Tomorrow represents the most aggressive and rock-oriented facet of SAULT's expansive discography. While the collective is primarily associated with R&B and soul, this record leans heavily into the psychedelic funk and garage rock of the early 1970s. The production, led by Inflo, utilizes extreme tape saturation and minimalist arrangements to achieve a 'vintage' sound that feels contemporary in its urgency. Critics from The Observer and The Daily Telegraph highlighted its 'punk brilliance' and 'party-starting' energy. Positioned alongside more ambient or orchestral sister-releases like 'Aiir', this album serves as the high-energy peak of the 2022 output. It is a rare example of a modern soul collective successfully pivoting to a rock-centric sound without losing their core identity of collective harmony and social commentary.

Put this on for

Adrenaline surging as you join the front line of a march Sweat-soaked basement walls vibrating from a live kick drum Windows down, volume maxed, speeding through city concrete Morning coffee replaced by a three-minute punk-funk jolt Living room floor cleared for a high-stakes solo dance Late night rebellion fueled by distorted guitar feedback Headphones on to drown out a world that won't listen

Moments worth waiting for

The sudden pivot from a heavy psych-rock riff into a gospel-inflected choral breakdown on the opening track

The relentless, driving drum break in 'Run' that feels like a chase sequence through a 1970s film

The way the bassline in 'Money' grinds against the percussion with a jagged, punk-inspired friction

Sounds like

2022s production with a 1970s soul

Sits beside

Maggot Brain - Funkadelic, There's a Riot Goin' On - Sly & The Family Stone, Black Up - Shabazz Palaces, Kick Out the Jams - MC5

Lyrical territory

social_commentary, protest, spirituality