Cleo Sol arrival in the past few years has been one of the best things to happen to UK soul music in a long time, and shes gifted us two of her outstanding albums in the past 12 months. While ears are reeling from the wonder of Heaven, were now treated to Gold and its hard to fathom how so many incredible songs can spill out from one person. Theres a dusky, understated quality to this album which makes it so easy to sink into and even in the most stripped down arrangements you can sense the guiding hand of dub giving the music a womb-like intimacy. The playing has a raw, in-the-room immediacy and it flows so naturally it wouldnt be a surprise to learn it was recorded in one take.