At first, this album comes across as a patchwork collection of songs, although further listens reveal that there’s method to his madness. There’s no immediate gratification to be found here.
At 16 songs and 70 minutes, it’s far too long, but as hinted at on 2016′s Caustic Love, he firmly moves away from the saccharine gloop of early hits such as Last Request and the poppy frivolity of New Shoes. Returning after an unofficial six-year hiatus, those who had perhaps pegged him as a schmoozy balladeer or a teen idol will have their heads turned by the sprawling spectrum of sounds on this collection. His fourth album answers that question, although not particularly succinctly. Paolo Nutini’s journey from the streets of Paisley in Glasgow to the world stage has certainly been an interesting one - but where has he been for the past few years? Aside from an acquittal in a drink-driving case in 2017, the husky-voiced Scottish singer has kept a low profile you’d be forgiven for thinking he had packed it all in and gone to work for his family’s fish and chip shop.
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