Who is Cleo Sol?
It’s a question no doubt on the minds of many reading this. Yet, it’s a question the Londoner provides an emphatic answer to with debut single ‘Never The Right Time’.
British bred, the 22 year old has been a fixture on the London live circuit, drumming up a buzz which carried her into Island Records late last year. There she would ink her first major label deal.
Since then, Sol has been cooking up her hotly anticipated LP, the first taste of which you can hear below…
Yes, yes, and yes!
In an increasingly “globalised” industry, there is mounting pressure to deliver material that appeals to a mass market. And while many opt for fist-pumping Electro-Pop, Cleo cleverly delivers a brand of Soul-Pop with ‘Never’ that both speaks to an audience both home and beyond. Great track.
23 COMMENTS
skintightjeans
May 8, 2012 at 2:46 pm
who??????
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myke
May 8, 2012 at 2:52 pm
no one is checking for this stupid uk artist fuck all of these new heaux trying to make a name for themselves.
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Auntie_Jackie
May 8, 2012 at 2:54 pm
Sounds like Solange or Nivea. Not a great song, but it’s catchy, which is great for her!
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lanell
May 8, 2012 at 3:09 pm
NO, NO, and NO, Come on sam!! …. this is just average at best!! you need to get your ears checked!! the song is not that good!
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JJFan1814
May 8, 2012 at 3:12 pm
SAM MAJORITY OF YOUR READERS ARE U.S., WE DON’T CARE FOR THESE U.K. ARTISTS
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uk101
May 8, 2012 at 3:15 pm
she has released better than this. this song definatley lets her down. bad choice for your debut single.
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DEREKBREEZY
May 8, 2012 at 3:27 pm
Get Ready… It’s Time!!
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Chuck
May 8, 2012 at 3:43 pm
Oh my G!!!!! she is hot, I hope thats not photoshopped, damn I would tap that and make her a star, these ugly hoes on here are just jealous…oh hope she makes it.
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JP
May 8, 2012 at 4:23 pm
LOL Exactly…no shade to U.K. artists on their grind, but most of us are U.S. based. The sound just isn’t appealing.
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toohotfortv
June 18, 2012 at 7:16 am
are u kidding. there is nothing particularly UK sounding about this track. if anything its very US because it obviously borrows from the Rich Harrison who crafted Amerie/Beyonce/ MJB… so stfu with that. i thought people were becoming more open-minded. good for you sam. rep yo set!
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HALF AMAZIN
May 8, 2012 at 5:16 pm
Too much production for her voice. She does sound a lot like Nivea and Solange. Same type of soft soprano. It’s not awful but not good either.
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courtney
May 8, 2012 at 7:16 pm
Love it sours like dil by beyonce
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higig
May 8, 2012 at 7:45 pm
GO SUCK YUH MUDDAH (in a jamaican accent) BRAP BRAP BRAP!!!
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Yan
May 8, 2012 at 9:38 pm
this is so hot. Thank you Sam for introducing her.
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Dorsey
May 8, 2012 at 10:40 pm
LOVED IT !! i wanna move to the UK !
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courtney
May 9, 2012 at 1:32 am
On repeat
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millhouse
May 9, 2012 at 2:28 am
This sounds like some ol ass Amerie…. not feeling it… This would have been a hot song in 03…. NEXT
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GwadaForceOne
May 9, 2012 at 12:18 pm
she’s mixed with jamaican, serbian and spanish ! she looks lovely !
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Daniel
May 9, 2012 at 12:27 pm
This is Hot!! I want to hear more from her
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REDRULEZ
May 11, 2012 at 8:57 am
damn nobody wants to give artist a chance ever… wtf do people want to hear the same type of music all the time
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paserock
May 15, 2012 at 9:16 am
This track is a welcome return to quality – amazing summer vibez. Y’all haters.
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Danny Boy
May 22, 2012 at 4:42 am
LOVE THIS TRACK!!! Make way for the UK. SO refreshing!! Real Modern Soul… GO CLEO
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