Endlessness

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Endlessness
File:Endlessness.album.jpg
Studio album by
Nala Sinephro
Released6 September 2024 (2024-09-06)
Studio
  • Pink Bird Recording Co.
  • Nala Sinephro's home[1]
Length45:19
LabelWarp
ProducerNala Sinephro
Nala Sinephro chronology
Space 1.8
(2021) 		Endlessness
(2024)

Endlessness is the second studio album by Nala Sinephro.[2] It was released on 6 September 2024 through Warp Records.[3] It topped the UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart.[4] It received universal acclaim from critics.[5]

Background

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Endlessness is a follow-up to Nala Sinephro's debut studio album Space 1.8 (2021).[6] She composed, produced, arranged, and engineered the album.[6] It features performances by James Mollison, Morgan Simpson, Sheila Maurice-Grey, Nubya Garcia, Natcyet Wakili, Lyle Barton, and Dwayne Kilvington.[6] The album's cover art is painted by Daniela Yohannes and designed by Maziyar Pahlevan.[6]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.1/10[7]
Metacritic83/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[8]
Beats Per Minute88%[9]
Clash9/10[10]
The GuardianStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[11]
MojoStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[12]
The ObserverStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[13]
Pitchfork8.5/10[14]
PopMatters9/10[15]
The SkinnyStarStarStarStarStar[16]
Uncut8/10[17]

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.[5]

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."[15] 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."[14] Paul Simpson of AllMusic called the album "refreshing, enlightening, and awe-inspiring all at once."[8]

It co-won the Best Jazz Record award at the 2025 Libera Awards.[18]

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
[19]
Clash Albums of the Year 2024
20
[20]
Consequence The 50 Best Albums of 2024
44
[21]
Exclaim! Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2024
49
[22]
The Guardian The 50 Best Albums of 2024
30
[23]
The Line of Best Fit The Best Albums of 2024
6
[24]
Paste The 100 Best Albums of 2024
10
[25]
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2024
5
[26]
The Skinny The Skinny's Albums of 2024
19
[27]
Stereogum The 50 Best Albums of 2024
23
[28]

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.[1]

  • 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)[29] 50
Scottish Albums (OCC)[30] 55
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[31] 10
UK Jazz & Blues Albums (OCC)[4] 1

References

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