India, May 10 -- In a world where artists constantly jostle for the limelight, the British collective Sault has made anonymity their signature.

This refusal to play by the rules - they do no interviews, no music videos, have no public personas - hasn't dulled their impact. If anything, it has heightened the allure. With their latest album, 10, the band has reaffirmed their position as one of the most vital, enigmatic forces in contemporary music, their silence speaking volumes where others shout.

Sault's music is a tapestry woven from the threads of Black musical heritage: neo-soul at its core, but shot through with post-punk's edge, funk's groove, Afrobeat's pulse, gospel's uplift, and glints of jazz, house and disco.

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