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Paul Weller is releasing his 13th studio album, A Kind Revolution, a massive 40 years after he first broke into the industry with his debut record which was The Jam's In The City.
In the build up to the 12 May release Weller has put together the below lyric video for 'Long Long Road', heping you croon along to the timeless ballad.
The track initially made its way into the public domain last week along with 'Nova', also taken from the forthcoming album. 'Nova' is a much harder rocking cut than 'Long Long Road' with nods to Bowie's Blackstar in places as well as more straightforward swaggering rock 'n roll styles.
Having two different moods released at the same time implies how much of an ambitious, dynamic album he has coming.
This is echoed in the press release: "A Kind Revolution features ten absolute classic modern Paul Weller songs. By “modern Paul Weller songs” we mean, instantly recognisable but in no way predictable. He doesn’t make a “kind of” album, he fits together all his influences - rock, R&B, soul, jazz, funk, folk…whatever - and builds a song from them, delivering something that drifts through genres unselfconsciously and at ease
Elsewhere, Paul Weller recently played at Union Chapel with Richard Hawley. His set acoustic set was described by Gigwise as "peppered with moments of grit turned gorgeous. With the highlight of the night "his cover of Lennon’s stark and stunning ‘Love’ and a take on ‘Wild Wood’ where you can virtually feel the brambles scratch at your calves."
To have the joy of seeing Paul Weller live check here for tickets to his upcoming tour.
February
Sat 17 – Brighton – Centre
Sun 18 – Bournemouth – Bournemouth International Centre
Tue 20 – Plymouth – Pavilions
Wed 21 – Cardiff – Motorpoint Arena
Fri 23 – Leeds – First Direct Arena
Sat 24 – Newcastle – Metro Radio Arena
Sun 25 – Glasgow – The SSE Hydro
Tue 27 – Nottingham – Motorpoint Arena
March
Thu 1 – Manchester – Arena
Fri 2 – Birmingham – Genting Arena
Sat 3 – London – The O2 Arena
Album tracklist
Woo Sé Mama
Nova
Long Long Road
She Moves With The Fayre
The Cranes Are Back
Hopper
New York
One Tear
Satellite Kid
The Impossible Idea
Pre-order the album here
