| 5 | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Sault |
| Cover: | Sault - 5.jpg |
| Alt: | A black cover with a scratchy five match sticks in the shape of hatch marks on it |
| Genre: | Funk, soul |
| Label: | Forever Living Originals |
| Next Title: | 7 |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
5 is the debut studio album from British R&B musical group Sault. The album has been met with positive critical reception.
The editorial staff of AllMusic Guide gave 5 four out of five stars, designating it the "Best of 2019", with reviewer Andy Kellman noting that "the highlights are numerous, equal in quantity to the approaches". In The Guardian, Alexis Petridis reviewed both 5 and 7, giving them each five stars out of five, writing that both are "fantastic, walking an idiosyncratic path that zig-zags between ESG-esque post-punk funk, early 80s boogie and something approaching neo-soul, without ever really fitting into any of those categories or sounding like straightforward homage".
Citing their first two albums, Paste declared Sault one of the 15 new British bands that audiences should listen to in 2020.
| Issuer | Listing | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AllMusic Guide | Best of 2019 | ||
| Bandcamp | The Best Albums of 2019 | 2 |
"Let Me Go" spent one week on the Billboard Mexico Ingles Airplay chart at number 49.
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