# All Life Long

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***All Life Long*** is an album by American composer [Kali Malone](/source/Kali_Malone), released on February 9, 2024, through Ideologic Organ. It was recorded between 2020 and 2023, with contributions from the Macadam Ensemble and Anima Brass. It received acclaim from critics.

## Background

Several of the [organ](/source/Organ_(music)) drone recordings on the album were first performed by Malone and [Stephen O'Malley](/source/Stephen_O'Malley) during a live-streamed performance as part of the 2021 Variations Festival in [Nantes](/source/Nantes), France, accompanied by the Macadam Ensemble.[1]

## Critical reception

*All Life Long* received a score of 84 out of 100 on review aggregator [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic) based on 10 critics' reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[2] *[Mojo](/source/Mojo_(magazine))* felt that Malone's "ability to dominate a room with minimal musical movement is astonishing; this record lowers the temperature, heightens the sense, slows down life, frame by frame".[3] *[Uncut](/source/Uncut_(magazine))* stated that "the likes of 'No Sun to Burn' (for brass) or the nine-minute title track, will pull on the listener's heartstrings at least as much as it endorses the composer's process".[4]

*[The Skinny](/source/The_Skinny_(magazine))'*s Patrick Gamble wrote that Malone's "rebellious sensibility, particularly in relation to the interplay between the sacred and the profane, continues throughout *All Life Long*, elaborating that the "cumulative effect is sublime and will leave even the most agnostic listener in a state of transcendental bliss".[5] Jon Buckland of *[The Quietus](/source/The_Quietus)* found that *All Life Long* "eschews the electro acoustics of recent albums *Living Torch* and last year's epic *[Does Spring Hide Its Joy](/source/Does_Spring_Hide_Its_Joy)* in favour of the organ dirges of breakthrough record, *The Sacrificial Code*" as "these carefully intoned shifts are allowed to hold court for lengthy periods. Giving us space and time to sit and consider the softly undulating nuances that creep into our attention throughout *All Life Long*".[1]

Marc Weidenbaum of *[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))* wrote that "on *All Life Long*, [Malone] is truly writing for brass ensemble, yielding a regal quality: less goth, more [Sun King](/source/Sun_King) (minus the filigree of the Baroque era)".[6] John Amen of *[Beats Per Minute](/source/Beats_Per_Minute_(website))* commented that "the project often trades depth for breadth", concluding, "At times, Malone's 'magic eye' seems elusive. Other times, it comes gloriously into focus, shimmering like an elegant mirage".[7]

## Charts

Chart performance for All Life Long Chart (2024) Peak position

## References

1. Buckland, Jon (February 6, 2024). ["Kali Malone: *All Life Long*"](https://thequietus.com/articles/33819-kali-malone-all-life-long-review). *[The Quietus](/source/The_Quietus)*. Retrieved February 8, 2024.

1. ["*All Life Long* by Kali Malone Reviews and Tracks"](https://www.metacritic.com/music/all-life-long/kali-malone). *[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic)*. Retrieved March 5, 2024.

1. "Kali Malone – *All Life Long*". *[Mojo](/source/Mojo_(magazine))*. March 2024. p. 85.

1. "Kali Malone – *All Life Long*". *[Uncut](/source/Uncut_(magazine))*. February 2024. p. 31.

1. Gamble, Patrick (February 6, 2024). ["Kali Malone album review: *All Life Long*"](https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/albums/kali-malone-all-life-long). *[The Skinny](/source/The_Skinny_(magazine))*. Retrieved February 8, 2024.

1. Weidenbaum, Marc (March 2, 2024). ["Kali Malone: *All Life Long* Album Review"](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/kali-malone-all-life-long/). *[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))*. Retrieved March 4, 2024.

1. Amen, John (February 14, 2024). ["Album Review: Kali Malone – *All Life Long*"](https://beatsperminute.com/album-review-kali-malone-all-life-long/). *[Beats Per Minute](/source/Beats_Per_Minute_(website))*. Retrieved February 14, 2024.

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