Borderline and Teardrop are both available here - https://soundcloud.com/cleosol
Here's the video for Borderline
Cleo tempts us with not one but two complimentary musical delights Borderline and Teardrop, both of these are exquisitely produced mashups in which she easily showcases her powerful vocals as well as her unique style and sound.
‘Borderline’ is the start of a new musical direction for Cleo and is a clever twist on Kendrick Lamar’s, ‘The Recipe’, The Fugees’, ‘Ready Or
Not’ and Aaliyah’s, ‘More Than a Woman’.
Paving the way for a new era of retro-futuristic soul-pop, the track showcases Cleo’s diversity as an artist. She has a style and sound that is truly her own, which along with her powerhouse vocals, make her stand out from the crowd. ‘Teardrop’ is the second new track that Cleo has released for fans to download free.
Here's a biography from the lovely lady herself.
Much like her
name suggests, when the sun comes out to play, so does Cleo
Sol.
Often spotted riding her bike through the back streets of Ladbroke Grove, the
basket laden with ingredients for her latest culinary outing, this 21-year old
singer-songwriter
draws her greatest inspiration from these here roads. A self
professed
technophobe, with as much bounce in her trademark curls as there
is coming out
of her studio sessions; things are looking up on the Westside.
“I’d
like to think I’m encompassing the best of all genres, contemporary with a
live, organic feel. What I’ve got is the ability to make sad songs happy, make
things feel quite up….”
Owing
her outlook on life to a somewhat bohemian upbringing; born to a
Spanish-Serbian mother, a singer (who sung on William Orbit’s album) who
inspired Cleo’s love for cycling, swimming and the great outdoors and a
Jamaican father (responsible for her seven brothers and sisters) who played
double bass. Jazz is the thread that sews it all together. Also a keen lover of
art (“I’m best at portraits”), it was music that Cleo felt drawn to the most.
A
course at a local youth club and the chance to spend time in a professional
recording studio when she was 13 encouraged her to delve into the world of song
writing, sowed the seed of what was to come. When in turn her college years
arrived, Cleo spent three years studying various performing art disciplines
alongside the history of music and performance and music itself.
It
was after meeting UK based songwriter and producer DaVinChe (Kano, Tinie Tempah,
Tinchy Stryder), via trusty MySpace, that Cleo found herself appearing on her
first solo cuts ‘Riding For Love’ with Bashy, ‘Hero’, one of Tinie Tempah’s
early outings, ‘Tears’, and experimenting further with different sounds via
some big house moments by producer Perempay. It was then that Cleo made the
executive decision to spend time playing with different sounds until she
unearthed the artist she knew she would become. Testing the waters in 2011,
‘Lovebass’, ‘Call For Me’ and ‘High’ featuring Gappy Ranks received support
from BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra, Kiss, Choice, Rinse and beyond, ultimately resulting
in a recording contract with Island Records.
No
longer juggling part-time jobs, which have included stints at a shoe shop, a
salon in Knightsbridge, cleaning an English school in Chiswick and her
favourite, working in a chemist, she’ll be melting the hearts of those at
Lovebox, T In The Park, Wireless and Lawnfest this summer. Having already wowed
crowds earlier this year on the MOBO national tour, the time Cleo’s taken time
to master her craft shows.
“I
don’t really listen to particular artists – I prefer a good album or sound,
whether that’s Latin, Motown, jazz, reggae or pop. Pink’s first album, JT’s
‘Justified’ or ‘The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill’ – I listen to these all the
time.” The likes of Tracy Chapman, Jhené Aiko, Destiny’s
Child, Alicia Keys, Astrud Gilberto also get the nod.
Having
spent the best part of the last year in the studio, the first track unveiled was
‘Never The Right Time (Who Do You Love)’, championed by Trevor Nelson, Fearne
Cotton and Ronnie Herel for starters, it’s another example of how Cleo and
DaVinChe fuse perfectly on a song. Summer season saw Cleo team up with Ninja
Tune and Radio 1 DJ Toddla T & UK Grime MC Scrufizzer for the Carnival
inspired ‘Code To Crack’.
Cleo
is now currently in the studio adding the finishing touches to her brand material
ready to be released spring / summer.
Website - http://www.cleosol.com/
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Post By - Boulent Mustafa
Twitter - @OBsMusicUk
