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?

Paolo Nutini: the Scottish singer seems to either not care or hope that fans will travel with him and his new boundary-breaking directions

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 ...