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Endlessness
Studio album by
Nala Sinephro
Released6 September 2024 (2024-09-06)
Studio
  • Pink Bird Recording Co.
  • Nala Sinephro's home
Length45:19
LabelWarp
ProducerNala Sinephro
Nala Sinephro chronology
Space 1.8
(2021) 		Endlessness
(2024)

Endlessness is the second studio album by Nala Sinephro.[1] It was released on 6 September 2024 through Warp Records.[2] It topped the UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart.[3] It received universal acclaim from critics.[4]

Background

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Endlessness is a follow-up to Nala Sinephro's debut studio album Space 1.8 (2021).[5] She composed, produced, arranged, and engineered the album.[5] It features performances by James Mollison, Morgan Simpson, Sheila Maurice-Grey, Nubya Garcia, Natcyet Wakili, Lyle Barton, and Dwayne Kilvington.[5] The album's cover art is painted by Daniela Yohannes and designed by Maziyar Pahlevan.[5]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Beats Per Minute88%[7]
Clash9/10[8]
The Guardian[9]
The Observer[10]
Pitchfork8.5/10[11]
PopMatters9/10[12]
The Skinny[13]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Endlessness received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 83 out of 100 from 13 critic scores.[4]

Adriane Pontecorvo of PopMatters stated, "The complexities of this riveting LP are laced with autumnal breezes, beautiful gradients, and careful explorations in exceptional detail that sometimes hit a simmer but never sweat."[12] Daniel Felsenthal of Pitchfork commented that "The LP has the potential to be a relaxed listen if you welcome this side of its personality, but it's also vast and complicated."[11] Paul Simpson of AllMusic called the album "refreshing, enlightening, and awe-inspiring all at once."[6]

Accolades

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Year-end lists for Endlessness
Publication List Rank Ref.
Beats Per Minute BPM's Top 50 Albums of 2024
16
[14]
Clash Albums of the Year 2024
20
[15]
Consequence The 50 Best Albums of 2024
44
[16]
Exclaim! Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2024
49
[17]
The Guardian The 50 Best Albums of 2024
30
[18]
The Line of Best Fit The Best Albums of 2024
6
[19]
Paste The 100 Best Albums of 2024
10
[20]
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2024
5
[21]
The Skinny The Skinny's Albums of 2024
19
[22]
Stereogum The 50 Best Albums of 2024
23
[23]

Track listing

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Endlessness track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Continuum 1"
7:13
2."Continuum 2"
7:01
3."Continuum 3"Sinephro4:07
4."Continuum 4"Sinephro2:30
5."Continuum 5"
  • Sinephro
  • Garcia
1:26
6."Continuum 6"
  • Sinephro
  • Garcia
  • Barton
  • Wakili
4:34
7."Continuum 7"
  • Sinephro
  • Barton
4:05
8."Continuum 8"
  • Sinephro
  • Maurice-Grey
  • Barton
  • Dwayne Kilvington
  • Wakili
4:10
9."Continuum 9"
  • Sinephro
  • Mollison
  • Barton
3:20
10."Continuum 10"
  • Sinephro
  • Kilvington
  • Wakili
6:53
Total length:45:19

Personnel

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Credits adapted from liner notes.[24]

  • Nala Sinephro – production, synthesizer, modular synthesizer (1, 2, 5, 8), harp (2, 3), piano (4, 10), recording (1–8, 10), engineering (1, 2, 6–8, 10), mixing, strings arrangement, strings conducting
  • James Mollison – saxophone (1, 9)
  • Morgan Simpson – drums (1)
  • Sheila Maurice-Grey – flugelhorn (2), trumpet (8)
  • Nubya Garcia – saxophone (2, 5, 6)
  • Natcyet Wakili – drums (2, 6, 8, 10)
  • Lyle Barton – piano (2), synthesizer (3, 6–9)
  • Dwayne Kilvington – synthesizer (8, 10)
  • Alice Sinephro – additional bass sample (4)
  • Rick David – recording (1–3, 5–10), engineering (1, 2, 6–10), strings recording, strings engineering
  • Marc Broer – recording (8)
  • Vera Kraaijkamp – recording (8)
  • Guy Davie – mastering (10)
  • Orchestrate – strings, bass flute
  • Rob Ames – strings orchestration, strings conducting
  • Alex Ferguson – strings recording, strings engineering
  • Jedidiah Rimell – strings recording, strings engineering
  • Daniela Yohannes – painting
  • Maziyar Pahlevan – design

Charts

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Chart performance for Endlessness
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[25] 50
Scottish Albums (OCC)[26] 55
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[27] 10
UK Jazz & Blues Albums (OCC)[3] 1

References

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  1. ^ Simpson, Paul. "Nala Sinephro". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  2. ^ Kelly, Tyler Damara (18 July 2024). "Nala Sinephro announces forthcoming album, Endlessness". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart Top 30". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "Endlessness by Nala Sinephro". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d Strauss, Matthew (17 July 2024). "Nala Sinephro Announces New Album Endlessness". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  6. ^ a b Simpson, Paul. "Endlessness - Nala Sinephro". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  7. ^ Wohlmacher, John (13 September 2024). "Album Review: Nala Sinephro – Endlessness". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  8. ^ Murray, Robin (20 September 2024). "Nala Sinephro – Endlessness". Clash. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  9. ^ Petridis, Alexis (5 September 2024). "Nala Sinephro: Endlessness review – heavenly harp swaps easy ambience for agitation". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  10. ^ Empire, Kitty (6 September 2024). "Nala Sinephro: Endlessness review – cosmic jazz musician's cycle-of-life meditation". The Observer. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  11. ^ a b Felsenthal, Daniel (11 September 2024). "Nala Sinephro: Endlessness". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  12. ^ a b Pontecorvo, Adriane (16 September 2024). "Nala Sinephro Composes Cosmic Jazz on 'Endlessness'". PopMatters. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  13. ^ Gamble, Patrick (2 September 2024). "Nala Sinephro – Endlessness". The Skinny. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  14. ^ "BPM's Top 50 Albums of 2024". Beats Per Minute. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  15. ^ "Albums Of The Year 2024". Clash. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  16. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2024". Consequence. 2 December 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  17. ^ "Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2024". Exclaim!. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  18. ^ "The 50 best albums of 2024". The Guardian. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  19. ^ "The Best Albums of 2024 Ranked". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  20. ^ "The 100 Best Albums of 2024". Paste. 2 December 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  21. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2024". Pitchfork. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  22. ^ "The Skinny's Albums of 2024". The Skinny. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  23. ^ "The 50 Best Albums Of 2024". Stereogum. 2 December 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  24. ^ Nala Sinephro (2024). Endlessness (CD booklet). Warp Records.
  25. ^ "Ultratop.be – Nala Sinephro – Endlessness" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  26. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  27. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
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