title: Saal (album)
text: # Saal (album)
  
  Saal is a studio album by American rapper Serengeti. It was released on Graveface Records in 2013. Entirely produced by Sicker Man, the album was recorded in Bonn, Germany. The title of the album comes from the German word for "room".
  
  ## Critical reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | Christgau's Consumer Guide | |
  | Pitchfork | 6.3/10 |
  | Potholes in My Blog | |
  | Spin | 7/10 |
  
  Mosi Reeves of Spin gave the album a 7 out of 10, saying, "Saal is an unexpectedly downbeat chapter in an increasingly impressive discography that will likely go unappreciated until years from now, when the world is better prepared for this Randy Newman-like bard and his ruminations on our mortal coil." Jonah Bromwich of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.3 out of 10, calling it "serious, overstated, and unavoidably heavy."
  
  Impose included it on the "Best Albums of 2013" list.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  Credits adapted from liner notes.
  
  * Serengeti – vocals, zither, percussion
  * Sicker Man – cello, guitar, synthesizer, analog effects, production
  * Kiki Bohemia – additional vocals (1)
  * Ryan McCardle – artwork, design, photography
  