Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase?

The Soft Pink Truth - Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase?
Critic Score
Based on 9 reviews
2020 Ratings: #15 / 871
User Score
Based on 405 ratings
2020 Rank: #388
Liked by 37 people
May 1, 2020 / Release Date
LP / Format
Thrill Jockey / Label
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CRITIC REVIEWS

100
musicOMH
It is probably the most relaxing and calming record Daniel has made in his guise as The Soft Pink Truth; the sonic equivalent of poking a flower down the barrel of a gun.
100
The Arts Desk

There are no conspicuous glitches here, no musique concrete clangs and parps, no tricksy irregular rhythms: everything is built around the steadiest of pulses, the richest of harmonies, the gentlest of synthesiser swooshes, the most thoughtfully rippled-out grand piano chords, the most communal of chants.

90
PopMatters

Matmos' Drew Daniels rebrands his solo work to meet the trying times, offering up an ambient techno classic for the ages under his Soft Pink Truth moniker.

90
AllMusic

While it's just as thought-provoking as the Soft Pink Truth's other albums, there's something magical in how the emotional dimensions and deep beauty of Shall We Go on Sinning So That Grace May Increase? reaffirm that positivity and creativity are the most powerful weapons against hate and darkness.

83
Pitchfork

Matmos member Drew Daniel has put together a gorgeous album that carries itself with the strength of a soft prayer, masterfully fusing jazz, deep house, and minimalism into an enormous, featherlight shield.

80
Beats Per Minute

Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase? is a wonderful record of majesty and enveloping textures that radiate a sense of collective positive energy.

80
Exclaim!

Using echoed piano, tempered disco beats, waves of synth and wordless, chopped-up vocals (courtesy of Angel Deradoorian and Jana Hunter), Daniel crafts a tapestry of tense sounds and sentiments.

80
Uncut

Matmos member in 'restorative protest' mini-epic.

75
Spectrum Culture

This is not a radical-sounding album, but it’s a radical shift for Daniel, the equivalent of the Residents putting away their eyeball masks and making something like Music for Airports.

UltimateLifeFrm
65

Thanks to @VER0 for informing me about this record a while back.

It's honestly hard to describe which emotion stuck with me most of all as I was listening to this record as it's such a trip and a lovely one, too.

I could say I felt multiple emotions like serene, euphoric and at times vibing as it crosses into Techno territory on a few occasions which I admire.

Each of these 9 tracks have their own individual mood which makes this album a nice journey of emotions that help it from steering ... read more

Doofy
80

At times meditative, at others gloriously technicolor - this music switches between house/microhouse rhythms, nu jazz flavours and passages close to minimalist post-classical.

maryfreegirl
85

The more it went on the more it intrigued me, super pretty and interesting texturally

maryfreegirl
85

The more it went on the more it intrigued me, super pretty and interesting texturally

treblafreeman
90

Legit album ambient tech thing whatever this is, it's nice.

mustafabaray
86

a misleading title, i thought i was going to listen to satanic ambient music...

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Track List

1Shall
3:10
2We
5:29
3Go
2:33
4On
4:42
5Sinning
6:17
6So
5:34
7That
5:07
8Grace
6:18
9May Increase
4:17
Total Length: 43 minutes
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Added on: March 7, 2020