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Albums like Mother
Cleo Sol · similar · level up · best sounding
If you like Mother by Cleo Sol, Upgrade Paths name a similar listen, a level up, and a best-sounding next album — grounded in catalog evidence, not playlist radio. Albums like Mother start with KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka: If you like Mother, try KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka (similar bass/midrange; neo-soul). A level up from Mother is Love Deluxe by Sade: Level up via bass/midrange: Love Deluxe by Sade after Mother. Best sounding next listen: A Love Supreme by John Coltrane. A Love Supreme by John Coltrane — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Mother.
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Albums like Mother
If you like Mother, you need KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka because If you like Mother, try KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka (similar bass/midrange; neo-soul).
Michael Kiwanuka
If you like Mother, try KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka (similar bass/midrange; neo-soul).
- Shared genres: neo-soul, r&b, soul
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +12
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Silk Sonic
If you like Mother, try An Evening with Silk Sonic by Silk Sonic (similar soundstage/bass; neo-soul).
- Shared genres: neo-soul, r&b, soul
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +12
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Erykah Badu
If you like Mother, try Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu (similar bass/midrange; neo-soul).
- Shared genres: neo-soul, r&b, soul
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +5
Confidence 95% · sonic
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A level up from Mother
If you like Mother, you need Love Deluxe by Sade as a deeper next step because Level up via bass/midrange: Love Deluxe by Sade after Mother.
Sade
Level up via bass/midrange: Love Deluxe by Sade after Mother.
- Shared genres: neo-soul, r&b, soul
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +22
Confidence 95% · sonic
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D'Angelo
Level up via bass/midrange: Black Messiah by D'Angelo after Mother.
- Shared genres: neo-soul, r&b, soul
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +14
Confidence 95% · sonic
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D'Angelo
Level up via dynamics/detail: Voodoo by D'Angelo after Mother.
- Shared genres: neo-soul, r&b, soul
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +17
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Best sounding next listen
If you like Mother, you need A Love Supreme by John Coltrane when you want the recording that rewards speakers and headphones because A Love Supreme by John Coltrane — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Mother.
John Coltrane
A Love Supreme by John Coltrane — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Mother.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +22
- Marked preferred stream edition
Confidence 95% · sonic
Preferred stream edition
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Steely Dan
Aja by Steely Dan — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Mother.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +22
- Closest sonic facets: bass/midrange
Confidence 83% · sonic
Preferred stream edition
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Lady Blackbird
Black Acid Soul by Lady Blackbird — nearer bass/dynamics profile with stronger fidelity signals than Mother.
- Shared genres: neo-soul, soul
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +12
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Questions listeners ask
- What albums are like Mother?
- KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka is a similar next listen after Mother — If you like Mother, try KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka (similar bass/midrange; neo-soul).
- What is a level up from Mother?
- Love Deluxe by Sade is a level up from Mother — Level up via bass/midrange: Love Deluxe by Sade after Mother.
- What sounds best after Mother?
- A Love Supreme by John Coltrane is the best-sounding next listen after Mother — A Love Supreme by John Coltrane — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Mother.
More gateway starts
- If you like Aja — Steely Dan
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