![]() Rock Cellar: Lets talk about a couple of the songs. Rock Cellar: And even Mick Talbot, from your Style Council days, which feels perfect. Paul Weller: They were all amazing, yeah. Jim Lea from Slade on violin, the Staves on backing vocals, Lee Thompson from Madness on sax, Steve Brookes from your pre-Jam days and a scorching solo by Josh McClorey from the Strypes on Village. Steve Cradock, Andy Crofts, Ben Gordelier, Steve Pilgrim and Tom Van Heel, of course. ![]() Rock Cellar: Your band is sounding great on this album, as always. Theyre always playing me different things, and Im always playing them different things, too. Paul Weller: Yeah, its good, because I get to hear a bit of everything. But youve got kids of all different ages, so Im curious if they influence what you listen to? Youve turned me on to some amazing stuff over the years. Rock Cellar: I know youre voracious in seeking out new sounds and in your musical tastes. Ive been writing a lot of new material, trying to store things up. And Ive been doing a lot of writing, as well, because Ive had so much time off. If family life gets a bit much, you can just pop down there. ![]() Rock Cellar: Its got to be handy having your own studio during this time. But the suns shining today, so it could be worse. Paul Weller: Well, probably same as its been for everyone else, you know? It has its moments and good times and rough patches, too. Hows it been for you and your family during this lockdown period? Rock Cellar: Its good to talk to you again, Paul. Full of sun-kissed gems and loping grooves, its the musical equivalent of the seemingly happy man seen in the striking and intimate backstage and on-the-road snaps peppered throughout bassist Andy Crofts forthcoming photo book, Paul: Photographs. In pandemic pandemonium, a new Paul Weller album is a welcome chink of golden light, putting sunshine on a long, dark road, adds Stuart Deabill, the co-author of the forthcoming Style Council book Soul Deep, about On Sunset.Īlthough the album genre-hops in Wellers typical, ever-restless style, its stylistic anchor is the soul music that captured Wellers heart as a youth in late-1960s England. Tracks such as ∛aptiste, Village and ∞quanimity carry the spiritual message of someone whos happy where hes at, and where hes going next. On Sunset is an album of reflection, of triumph, of love, of life, seen through the eyes of Paul Weller, at his soulful best, Ian Snowbell, the author of several books about Weller and The Jam, including Sounds From The Studio, says of Wellers latest. The first track - ‘Mirror Ball’ - was going to a b-side for the last album, True Meanings, but it was too good for that, I thought, and the albums been done for awhile, so Im glad that Ive been able to work while weve all been stuck at home, because my studio is right here, Weller, the driving force behind The Jam during the heady days of the punk explosion and the Style Council in the 1980s, tells me of his fifteenth solo album.įans and critics are giving On Sunset high praise, calling it one of the best of the late-career purple patch Weller has been riding since 2008s 22 Dreams, and even amongst his finest, including his Jam and Style Council days. ( Click here to purchase On Sunset on CD, and click here to purchase On Sunset on 2-LP). music legend says hes already deep into the making of its follow-up when he calls from his Black Barn Studio in England to discuss the making of On Sunset and hows hes been filling his days during the COVID-19 pandemic that forced the cancellation of his 2020 live dates, including a fall tour of America. On Sunset, the new album from Paul Weller, was just released on July 3, but the U.K.
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