Beginning on August 17, the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble will return to the famed Jacob’s Pillow in Beckett, Mass. during its 50th anniversary season with six performances that explore emotion, femininity, war, race, and elegance. “That is wild ...

Cleo Sol may best be known for her vocal contributions to the mysterious and prolific neo-soul/funk band SAULT, but on Mother, her second solo record in the last two years, we truly get to know the artist and the scope of her ambition. It's an immense and ...

Just a week after surprising us all with Heaven, an album she announced only the week before that, Cleo Sol is back with her fourth studio album, Gold. It seems the West London native has been prodigiously busy with her long-term collaborator, partner and ...

This manifested in things like the BBC showing a long overdue documentary on The Real Thing, the announcement of Sade’s catalogue getting the full deluxe box set treatment, Steve McQueen’s Lovers Rock (re)schooling a mainstream audience in that ...

As we tumble through the third week of September, ahead of blockbuster releases due in the upcoming weeks from Doja Cat (Scarlet) and Drake (For All the Dogs), we have a great blend of hip-hop and R&B to showcase for this edition of Fresh Picks led by ...

Following last year’s universally adored Rose In The Dark, Cleo Sol is back with an album that challenges its predecessor’s supremacy. Titled Mother, the new project adds to an extraordinarily stellar run from the West London singer-songwriter, who ...