Having been relatively quiet on the release front for the last two years,
London's Cleo Sol delivered a new album, "Heaven", only two weeks ago on 15 Sep, so it was quite a big surprise to discover
another, "Gold", released on 29 Sep.
We said that "Heaven" (which was her first release since "Mother" in Aug '21) was a strong set with at least six standout tracks from the
album's nine tracks but wait until you listen to "Gold". It's outstanding
and grabs you from the beginning and never lets up. It would be churlish
to, and we couldn't anyway, select the standouts, just start from the
beginning and listen through to the end. Some may label this as neo soul
but it is just pure soul and doesn't need a label as we'd describe it more
as traditional soul than neo soul.
We also stated earlier when we posted the new Jaszy Shaver album ("Voyage To Surrender") that it
was a candidate for album of the year from a neo soul artist but has stiff
completion from this one.
Cleo Sol (Cleopatra Nikolic) is from Ladbroke Grove, West London born to a
Jamaican father and Serbian/Spanish mother who debuted in 2011 with "High". The latest album is now her fourth.
We suspect, as is often the case, DJs will pick up on the more uptempo
track "Life Will Be" and ignore the ballads which would be a shame!
Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.
Click icons below for further information or to connect with the
artist.
| Rating: | 9 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | New Soul |
| Format: | Album |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | Forever Living Originals |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 29/09/2023 |
| Price: | £7.99 |
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