Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Sault, the prolific R&B-leaning collective helmed by songwriter-producer-multi-instrumentalist Inflo, never does anything the easy way.
Their albums and rare concerts are all elaborate and self-financed; they don’t give interviews or even reveal their identities except in the credits of the albums, although it’s possible that not all of the contributors are credited.
The group and Inflo (Dean Josiah Cover) are enormously prolific: They’ve released 11 albums and two EPs in five and a half years, while Inflo has also produced tracks or albums by his partner Cleo Sol (who dropped two albums last year), Michael Kiwanuka, Little Simz, Adele and others.
Two years ago the group released five albums on the same day (one of which was completely symphonic); their “Nine” album was available for just 99 days; this latest one, “Acts of Faith,” arrived with no advance notice today, on Christmas Day, 2024.
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