Raye, Tyla, FKA twigs and more reviewed at All Points East 2025: hit and miss 3/5 Distinctly lacking in Doechii, it was a patchy and fragmented day of pop that didn't always gel Evening Standard · Aug 25, 2025
Sault review – GCSE-level drama performance borders on the pretentious Standout moments included Chronixx captivating on stage, Yasiin Bey delivering a seamless guest verse and Cleo Sol’s ethereal appearance – but the theatrics felt alienating The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2025
Sault, Cleo Sol and Chronixx open All Points East with mammoth five-hour set The performance took place on two stages, with the main stage decked out like Star Wars’ Tatooine, and a second platform like a sci-fi pyramid. Evening Standard · Aug 15, 2025
SAULT added to All Points East lineup: everything you need to know about London festival SAULT will perform at the opening night of All Points East 2025 in a world-exclusive performance, marking their second-ever live appearance Evening Standard · Jun 9, 2025
Little Simz on breakthroughs, betrayal and becoming one of the UK’s best-ever rappers: ‘I don’t want to shy away from how I feel’ Critics’ favourite and curator of this month’s Meltdown festival, the British artist is flying high. But a nasty legal battle with her closest collaborator and a crisis of confidence left her close to calling it quits. Instead, she put it all on the new album The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2025
"Unable to pay her full tax liability": Little Simz is getting legal to the tune of £1.7 million to recover cash from her former producer, Inflo The rapper claims that Inflo failed to repay loans that left her short of cash and unable to make her tax returns MusicRadar · Mar 18, 2025
Little Simz sues former producer Inflo over unpaid debts The British rapper and actor alleges that Dean Cover has failed to repay a loan of £1.7m from 2023 The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2025
One to watch: Ganavya The California-based artist, who performed last December in London with Sault, melds spiritual jazz and south Asian classical music with ambient textures The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2024
Little Simz - Drop 7 EP review: the north London rapper heads to the club The Mercury Prize winner takes a fascinating detour into the world of dance music Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2024
Sault review – utterly astonishing debut show by UK soul enigmas Joined by string sections, choristers and teams of dancers, the eclectic collective – including Cleo Sol, Little Simz and Michael Kiwanuka – lead an electrifying immersive event The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2023
Sault live at Drumsheds review: Show of the year? That's an understatement – this is an all-timer This truly remarkable debut show felt like being there at Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense, Beychella, or Kendrick Lamar’s masterpiece Glastonbury headline set Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2023
Cleo Sol: Heaven review – soulful succour from the Sault singer Part of the enigmatic London collective, the singer-songwriter’s third album is a balm of cool, dreamy reflections on faith, love and courage The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2023
Wet Leg named songwriters of the year at Ivor Novello awards Isle of Wight duo hailed for ‘fresh, unapologetic and direct’ songs, while Harry Styles, Raye, Sault, Charli XCX and Florence + the Machine are among the other winners The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2023
Harry Styles, Kate Bush Among Nominees for Ivor Songwriting Awards Singers Harry Styles and Kate Bush are among the nominees at next month's Ivors, the annual awards honouring songwriters and screen composers. Kate Bush is being recognized for her 1985 song "Running Up That Hill" which enjoyed a resurgence in popularity last year thanks to Netflix show "Stranger Things", the… Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 19, 2023
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 15, 2022 The best pop music albums of 2022 If 2022 was a year of at least trying to return to normalcy, part of that process for music makers was putting all they had to say out there, releasing the pent up accumulation of ideas accrued over two years of pandemic living.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2022 Sault: Aiir, Earth, Today & Tomorrow, Untitled (God), 11 review – an act of supreme generosity The esteemed collective release five dazzlingly eclectic albums, melding rap, post-punk and modern classical composition
The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2022 The curate’s Easter egg: how Taylor Swift turned pop into a multiplayer puzzle Filling her new album Midnights with cryptic clues and hidden messages, the singer is just one artist transforming pop culture into a game. But social-media sleuthing can have a dark side
Evening Standard · Aug 11, 2022 Danger Mouse & Black Thought - Cheat Codes review: New songs with a vintage air Densely layered and sophisticated, these tracks immediately feel like familiar favourites
The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2022 Cleo Sol review – rare gig shows neo-soul star is a natural live performer The Sault singer creates an intimate atmosphere with her affable yet commanding stage presence, as if she knows everyone there personally
The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2022 Brit awards 2022: Inflo is first non-white winner of producer of the year Sault co-founder, who has worked with Adele and Little Simz, thanks ‘all the Black producers before me – I am you’