Endlessness

Endlessness
Studio album by Nala Sinephro
Released	6 September 2024 (2024-09-06)
Studio	Pink Bird Recording Co. Nala Sinephro's home [1]
Length	45:19
Label	Warp
Producer	Nala Sinephro
Nala Sinephro chronology
Space 1.8 (2021) Endlessness (2024)

Endlessness is the second studio album by Nala Sinephro. ^[2] It was released on 6 September 2024 through Warp Records. ^[3] It topped the UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart. ^[4] It received universal acclaim from critics. ^[5]

Background

Endlessness is a follow-up to Nala Sinephro's debut studio album Space 1.8 (2021). ^[6] She composed, produced, arranged, and engineered the album. ^[6] It features performances by James Mollison, Morgan Simpson, Sheila Maurice-Grey, Nubya Garcia, Natcyet Wakili, Lyle Barton, and Dwayne Kilvington. ^[6] The album's cover art is painted by Daniela Yohannes and designed by Maziyar Pahlevan. ^[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	83/100 [5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
Beats Per Minute	88% [8]
Clash	9/10 [9]
The Guardian	[10]
The Observer	[11]
Pitchfork	8.5/10 [12]
PopMatters	9/10 [13]
The Skinny	[14]

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. ^[5]

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." ^[13] 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." ^[12] Paul Simpson of AllMusic called the album "refreshing, enlightening, and awe-inspiring all at once." ^[7]

It co-won the Best Jazz Record award at the 2025 Libera Awards. ^[15]

Accolades

Year-end lists for Endlessness

Publication	List	Rank	Ref.
Beats Per Minute	BPM's Top 50 Albums of 2024	16	[16]
Clash	Albums of the Year 2024	20	[17]
Consequence	The 50 Best Albums of 2024	44	[18]
Exclaim!	Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2024	49	[19]
The Guardian	The 50 Best Albums of 2024	30	[20]
The Line of Best Fit	The Best Albums of 2024	6	[21]
Paste	The 100 Best Albums of 2024	10	[22]
Pitchfork	The 50 Best Albums of 2024	5	[23]
The Skinny	The Skinny's Albums of 2024	19	[24]
Stereogum	The 50 Best Albums of 2024	23	[25]

Track listing

Endlessness track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Continuum 1"	Nala Sinephro James Mollison Morgan Simpson	7:13
2.	"Continuum 2"	Sinephro Sheila Maurice-Grey Nubya Garcia Lyle Barton Natcyet Wakili	7:01
3.	"Continuum 3"	Sinephro	4:07
4.	"Continuum 4"	Sinephro	2:30
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) [26]	50
Scottish Albums (OCC) [27]	55
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [28]	10
UK Jazz & Blues Albums (OCC) [4]	1

References

1. Nala Sinephro (2024). Endlessness (CD booklet). Warp Records.
2. Simpson, Paul. "Nala Sinephro". AllMusic . Retrieved 22 February 2025.
3. Kelly, Tyler Damara (18 July 2024). "Nala Sinephro announces forthcoming album, Endlessness". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 22 February 2025.
4. "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart Top 30". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
5. "Endlessness by Nala Sinephro". Metacritic . Retrieved 22 February 2025.
6. Strauss, Matthew (17 July 2024). "Nala Sinephro Announces New Album Endlessness". Pitchfork . Retrieved 22 February 2025.
7. Simpson, Paul. "Endlessness - Nala Sinephro". AllMusic . Retrieved 22 February 2025.
8. Wohlmacher, John (13 September 2024). "Album Review: Nala Sinephro – Endlessness". Beats Per Minute . Retrieved 22 February 2025.
9. Murray, Robin (20 September 2024). "Nala Sinephro – Endlessness". Clash . Retrieved 22 February 2025.
10. Petridis, Alexis (5 September 2024). "Nala Sinephro: Endlessness review – heavenly harp swaps easy ambience for agitation". The Guardian . Retrieved 22 February 2025.
11. Empire, Kitty (6 September 2024). "Nala Sinephro: Endlessness review – cosmic jazz musician's cycle-of-life meditation". The Observer . Retrieved 22 February 2025.
12. Felsenthal, Daniel (11 September 2024). "Nala Sinephro: Endlessness". Pitchfork . Retrieved 22 February 2025.
13. Pontecorvo, Adriane (16 September 2024). "Nala Sinephro Composes Cosmic Jazz on 'Endlessness'". PopMatters . Retrieved 22 February 2025.
14. Gamble, Patrick (2 September 2024). "Nala Sinephro – Endlessness". The Skinny . Retrieved 22 February 2025.
15. Grein, Paul (10 June 2025). "Jessica Pratt, Fontaines D.C., Shaboozey and More Win Big at 2025 Libera Awards: Full Winners List". Billboard . Retrieved 11 June 2025.
16. "BPM's Top 50 Albums of 2024". Beats Per Minute . 18 December 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
17. "Albums Of The Year 2024". Clash . 18 December 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
18. "The 50 Best Albums of 2024". Consequence . 2 December 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
19. "Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2024". Exclaim! . 28 November 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
20. "The 50 best albums of 2024". The Guardian . 9 December 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
21. "The Best Albums of 2024 Ranked". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 22 February 2025.
22. "The 100 Best Albums of 2024". Paste . 2 December 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
23. "The 50 Best Albums of 2024". Pitchfork . 3 December 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
24. "The Skinny's Albums of 2024". The Skinny . 3 December 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
25. "The 50 Best Albums Of 2024". Stereogum . 2 December 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
26. "Ultratop.be – Nala Sinephro – Endlessness" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
27. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
28. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 February 2025.

External links

• Endlessness at Discogs (list of releases)