Album Review: Untitled (Black Is) by SAULT
Laura Van Rillaer
Vol 11, Issue 1 · pp. 168–181 · 2025 · DOI https://doi.org/10.63961/2025.207
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Review of the music album: Untitled (Black Is) by SAULT
'The album Untitled (Black Is) was released on June 19, 2020. This date is significant as it coincides with Juneteenth, an American holiday marking the liberation of enslaved African Americans in the United States, further embedding the album within a context of liberation and celebration of Black freedom. The title, Untitled (Black Is), emphasizes the complexity and richness of Black identity, presenting it as multifaceted and resistant to simplistic definitions. It stands as an open-ended affirmation that Blackness is many things, beautiful, resilient, strong, and undefinable by external constraints, as is emphasized in their song ‘Black Is’.'
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