# Sinner Get Ready

Sinner Get Ready (stylized in all caps) is the fourth studio album by American musician Kristin Hayter, and her last under her alias Lingua Ignota. Created in collaboration with producer and engineer Seth Manchester, it is the follow-up to Hayter's 2019 album Caligula. It was released on Sargent House on August 6, 2021, and was met with widespread acclaim from music critics.

## Critical reception

Professional ratings :
| Aggregate scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 8.0/10 |
| Metacritic | 83/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| Beats Per Minute | 88% |
| Exclaim! | 9/10 |
| The Guardian | |
| Kerrang! | |
| Loud and Quiet | 9/10 |
| Metal Hammer | |
| Mojo | |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10 |
| PopMatters | 8/10 |
| Slant Magazine | |
Sinner Get Ready received widespread critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the release received an average score of 83, based on ten reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave the album a 8.0 out of 10 score, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.
Music critic and YouTuber Anthony Fantano gave the album a rare perfect score.

### Accolades

Sinner Get Ready on year-end lists :
| Publication | List | Rank |
| Beats Per Minute | Top 50 Albums of 2021 | 3 |
| Crack | The Top 50 Albums of the Year | 30 |
| Decibel | Top 40 Albums of 2021 | 14 |
| Exclaim! | 50 Best Albums of 2021 | 32 |
| Junkee | The Best Albums of 2021 | N/A |
| Kerrang! | The 50 best albums of 2021 | 23 |
| Our Culture | The 50 Best Albums of 2021 | 16 |
| Paste | The 50 Best Albums of 2021 | 23 |
| Pitchfork | The 50 Best Albums of 2021 | 41 |
| PopMatters | The 75 Best Albums of 2021 | 23 |
| Rough Trade UK | Albums of the Year 2021 | 50 |
| Slant Magazine | The 50 Best Albums of 2021 | 39 |

## Track listing

Notes
* All tracks are stylized in all caps. For example, "The Order of Spiritual Virgins" is stylized as "THE ORDER OF SPIRITUAL VIRGINS".
* "The Sacred Linament of Judgment" features audio from televangelist Jimmy Swaggart's "I have sinned" speech.

## Personnel

Musicians
* Kristin Hayter – vocals (all tracks), piano (tracks 1, 4, 6–9), bowed banjo (1, 6), cello (1, 2, 5), organ (2), bells (2, 3, 6), bowed psaltery (3), mountain dulcimer (3), banjo (5), prepared piano (5, 8)
* Seth Manchester – prepared piano (1, 2, 8); oscillators, extended banjo (1); percussion (2, 4, 5), shruti box (3, 6); guitar, Moog (3); banjo (5), Moog Grandmother (8)
* Ryan Seaton – clarinets (1, 4, 8, 9), saxophones (1, 4, 5, 7–9), melodicas (1–3, 5, 8), castanets (1–3, 8), Tibetan cymbals (1–3), woodwind mouthpieces (1–5, 7, 9); wooden drum with animal skin and single snare, frame drums (1, 4); vocals, Doepfer MS-404, wooden shakers, singing bowl (1); bells (2), cowbell (2, 3), wooden flute (4, 5, 9); pennywhistle, Korg Wavestation (4, 8, 9); trumpet VST, harmonica (4, 9); Moog Voyager (5, 8, 9), saxophone neck (5, 9); mandolins, cello VST (7, 9); FM8 soft synth, Juno 106, Roland TB-303, Wurlitzer, tambourine, electric guitars (8); Eisenberg Vier soft synth (9)
* J. Mamana – banjo (8)
Technical
* Kristin Hayter – production, additional recording
* Seth Manchester – production, mixing, recording
* Ryan Seaton – additional production, additional recording, instrumental arrangements
* Chris Gehringer – mastering
Artwork
* Kristin Hayter – album photography (shooting, editing)
* Alexis Marshall – album photography assistance
* Ashley Rose Couture – mask
* Chimere Noire – layout design

## Charts

Chart performance for Sinner Get Ready :
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) | 11 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) | 12 |
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard) | 36 |
| US Top Current Albums (Billboard) | 21 |