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Endlessness

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

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Endlessness
Studio album by
Nala Sinephro
Released6 September 2024 (2024-09-06)
Studios
  • Pink Bird Recording Co.
  • Nala Sinephro's home1
GenreJazz2
Length45:19
LabelWarp
ProducerNala Sinephro
Nala Sinephro chronology
Space 1.8
(2021) 		Endlessness
(2024) 		The Smashing Machine
(2025)

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

Background

Endlessness is a follow-up to Nala Sinephro's debut studio album, Space 1.8 (2021).7 She composed, produced, arranged, and engineered the album.8 It features guest appearances from James Mollison, Morgan Simpson, Sheila Maurice-Grey, Nubya Garcia, Natcyet Wakili, Lyle Barton, and Dwayne Kilvington, joined by Orchestrate.9 The album's cover art is painted by Daniela Yohannes and designed by Maziyar Pahlevan.10 The album consists of 10 tracks, clocking in at 45 minutes.11 It was released on 6 September 2024 through Warp Records.4

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/1006
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar12
Beats Per Minute88%13
Clash9/1014
The GuardianStarStarStarStar15
The ListStarStarStarStar16
The ObserverStarStarStarStar17
Pitchfork8.5/1018
PopMatters9/1019
The SkinnyStarStarStarStarStar20
Spectrum Culture75%21

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.6

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."19 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."18 Paul Simpson of AllMusic called the album "refreshing, enlightening, and awe-inspiring all at once."12

It co-won the Best Jazz Record award at the 2025 Libera Awards.22

Accolades

Year-end lists for Endlessness
Publication List Rank Ref.
AllMusic AllMusic Best of 2024
—
23
Beats Per Minute BPM's Top 50 Albums of 2024
16
24
Clash Albums of the Year 2024
20
25
Consequence The 50 Best Albums of 2024
44
26
Crack The Top 50 Albums of 2024
3
27
DJ Mag DJ Mag's Top Albums of 2024
—
28
Exclaim! Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2024
49
29
The Guardian The 50 Best Albums of 2024
30
30
The Line of Best Fit The Best Albums of 2024
6
31
NPR Music The 50 Best Albums of 2024
—
32
Paste The 100 Best Albums of 2024
10
33
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2024
5
34
The Skinny The Skinny's Albums of 2024
19
35
Stereogum The 50 Best Albums of 2024
23
36

Track listing

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

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

Chart performance for Endlessness
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)37 50
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)38 55
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)39 10
UK Jazz & Blues Albums (Official Charts)5 1
References

References

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