Album Reviews
Paolo Nutini returns with a sprawling epic to test the patience
The Scottish singer/songwriter’s first album in eight years is an eclectic mix but clocking in at 70 minutes, can he hold our attention?
POP/ROCK: Paolo Nutini, Last Night in the Bittersweet (Atlantic)
With his pop star looks and a penchant for treading on creative paths similar to those of songwriter John Martyn, Paolo Nutini’s loss to his Scottish-Italian family’s fish and chip business is music’s gain. That said, it is eight years since he released his third album (the R&B/soul-infused Caustic Love), and enough water has flowed under a series of bridges to fill an ocean. How his ...