2021’s ‘Mother’ from UK vocalist Cleo Sol is an intimate, stripped-back musical rumination on the transformative experience of motherhood. Featuring a continual stream of seemingly effortless vocal performances, Sol sings like a dream over chord changes that often recall Stevie Wonder’s finest early 70s moments. The production is simple, putting her voice at the very centre of things, where she proceeds to use it with restraint, turning in a stately performance of a set of songs based around themes of love, sunshine and joy. A modern soul classic if ever there was one.