Paul Weller – Cosmic Fringes (Official Video) – YouTubeĬosmic Fringes carries an anthemic electric shimmy in a similar tone to his 2011 single Starlite, however, instead of a soul edge the album opener edges closer to a dark Bowie type riff with a typically Weller lyric ‘I’m not a product of anything’, this carries a refreshing realism seen throughout his career, similar passion can be found on Back In The Fire, Scrape Away and A Stones Throw Away. Seemingly some good has come from 2020’s lockdown, Weller decided to keep working on new material rather than let his waistline expand, he’s enlarged his catalogue of lauded material with this latest effort. This new album is far from a stinker, The Modfather is on some sort of tremendous musical escapade that’s seen him create alluring, impassioned, buoyant and cheerful music without bowing down to become an informal figure of the industry, far from it, Weller excites and compels time and time again with each release, Fat Pop continuing on from where 2020’s excellent On Sunset left off. Maybe some want him to release a dodgy long player but as Weller has triumphantly echoed time and time again, his fire never goes out and it is such chorusing chimes that reverberate with this latest release.
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Scroll down for the full tracklisting.With the eagerly anticipated release of his 16 th solo album entitled Fat Pop (Volume 1), released via Polydor records on May 14 th, it’s about time Paul Weller released a stinker, an album that could devise opinion in his audience such as when This Is The Modern World, The Orange Album or even Confessions Of A Pop Group were released, causing rifts between his followers who were not quite on the same wave length as the Woking Wonder. The stylistically varied album also features the ballad “Still Glides The Stream,” co-written with Cradock, the percussive “Moving Canvas”(a tribute to Iggy Pop), and ”dramatic, immediate pop symphonies” such as “Failed”, “True,” and “Shades of Blue.” Other guests include Liverpudlian singer Lia Metcalfe of the Mysterines, who also co-wrote “True” British pop-rock longrunner Andy Fairweather Low, who adds distinctive vocals to “Testify” and Weller’s daughter Leah, who co-wrote and features on “Shades Of Blue.” Hannah Peel returns with string scores for “Cobweb Connections” and “Still Glides The Stream.”įat Pop (Volume 1) is released on May 14 and can be pre-ordered here. The musicians then reconvened at Weller’s Black Barn studio in Surrey when allowed, to finish the album. Undeterred by lockdown, he sent them to drummer Ben Gordelier, guitarist Steve Cradock, and bassist Andy Crofts to add their parts. It was hailed by AllMusic as “fresh” and “distinctly belonging to Weller.” The Observer wrote: “There is warmth and succour here, undercut with a playful scattering of mischievous sounds.” Undeterred by lockdownĪfter its completion and with his spring tour dates postponed, Weller started to record new songs on his own with just vocals, piano, and guitar. On Sunset was, typically, a critical and commercial success for Weller which claimed the No.1 spot in the UK to become his fifth solo album bestseller there. It’s a precursor of the experimentation that fans can expect with Fat Pop (Volume 1), with each track possessing a potent individuality. “Cosmic Fringes” sees the frontman deliver deadpan vocals that perfectly sync together with an oxymoronic, pumping swing.
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