These Streets |
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Artist:
Paolo Nutini,
paulo nutini
List Price: £11.99
Our Price: £5.37
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Disc 1:
| 1. Jenny Don't Be Hasty | | 2. Last Request | | 3. Rewind | | 4. Million Faces | | 5. These Streets | | 6. New Shoes | | 7. White Lies | | 8. Loving You | | 9. Autumn | | 10. Alloway Grove |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
19-year old Scottish singer/songwriter Paolo Nutini sounds older than his years on his debut album, These Streets. It's not just his careworn, smooth-as-sandpaper voice, either (although, admittedly, it does help). It's more to do with the maturity of the lyrics, and the casual soulfulness of his delivery. "Last Request" is more the work of a vintage Motown singer than a teenager from Paisley, and it's to Nutini's credit that he carries it off with aplomb. And rather like the soul singers of previous generations, he manages to sing without a hint of hypocrisy about his own sexual exploits ("Jenny Don't Be Hasty") while also questioning his girlfriend's fidelity ("Alloway Grove"). It's the fact that he's so frank, and even a little bit naive, that he manages to get away with it. And though the stripped-down tunes on These Streets don't always immediately grab the listener (the title track, in particular), the songs where Nutini is accompanied by a full band often manage to evoke sunny-day American soul ("New Shoes", for example). This is a strong debut, and considering Paolo Nutini's tender years, bigger things can be expected of him in the future. --Ted Kord
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0075679463425
Label: Atlantic
Manufacturer: Atlantic
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Atlantic
Release Date: 2007-01-30
Studio: Atlantic |
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