"On 2020 solo debut, 'Rose In The Dark', west London's Cleo Sol turned in a superior neo-soul album, while growing her reputation as the singer in the quasi-anonymous Sault. Given the production/co-writing presence of Inflo, 'Mother' is virtually a Sault album in all but name, but refrains from their characteristic retro-modernist sonic treatments in favour of a vibe that is far more 1972-74-era Stevie Wonder ... If the result is a slow-grower, filled with multi-movement songs and repeated mantras, then it's one that further reveals its brilliance with every play".