Hannah Peel is back in the fray add ing her classic st r ing scores to Cobweb Conn e ctions and Still Glides The Stream. Andy Fairweather Low adds his distinctive vocals to superfly strutting Testify and Paul’s daughter Leah co-wrote and features on the classic 3 minute pop kitchen sink drama Shades Of Blue which will be the first single taken from the album. He started recording alone during his isolation due the COVID pandemia and when restrictions were eased his band mates (Steve Cradock and bassist Andy Crofts and Ben Gordelier) collaborated. Īs ever, Fat Pop, sees a number of guests contributing including Lia Metcalfe, the young Liverpudlian singer with The Mysterines who combines her tremendous vocal as well as a song writing credit to True. The modfather and The Jam former, Paul Weller, is back with another new album, which itll be his 16th solo album. There’s the synth-heavy, future-wave strut of Cosmic Fringes, the stately balladeering of Still Glides The Stream (co-written with Steve Cradock), the chunky percussive groove of Moving Canvas (a tribute to Iggy Pop no less), and the kind of dramatic immediate pop symphonies on Failed, True and Shades of Blue with which Paul Weller has hooked in generation after generation of devotee. The band reconvene d at Weller’s Black Barn studio in Surrey when restrictions were lifted to finish the work with the shape of the album becoming clear to all.įat Pop (Volume 1) – Paul adding the “Volume 1” to keep options open for a second volume in the future - is a diverse selection of sounds. Despite i t being strange not being together, it kept the wheels rolling and sanity prevailing. With many ideas for new songs stored on his phone, Paul started to record them on his own with just vocals, piano and guitar which he’ d send to his core band members ( drummer Ben Gordelier, Steve Cradock on guitar and bassist Andy Croft s) to add their parts. It’s an absolute scorcher.ĭuring spring last year, after his tour dates were postponed, Paul Weller needed something else to focus on. Renewed interest in his work in the Britpop era resulted in 1995s Stanley Road providing his first two solo top ten singles. Despite a modest performance in the UK Singles Chart, the subsequent 'Uh Huh, Oh Yeh' broke into the Top 20. It’s not hyperbole to state that this new album, titled Fat Pop (Volume 1), is among his most compelling collections. Paul Wellers first solo release was 'Into Tomorrow', released under the banner of The Paul Weller Movement. On May 14th, Paul Weller releases his 16 th solo album since his self-titled debut in 1992, which comes in just under twelve months following June 2020’s magnificent, chart-topping On Sunset. Paul Weller will not let us down when we need him most. And for many there is further significant comfort to be drawn from the knowledge that Paul Weller is in the midst of an unbelievably prolific purple patch. But everyone knows that art provides succour, that music is the most reliable balm. We may be cursed to be in the midst a global pandemic, buffeted by all of its stresses and pain. Released May 14 th on Polydor Records - Pre Order Now
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