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.

Background

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

Critical reception

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

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

Accolades

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• 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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