It’s been the best part of three years waiting for the follow up to Paolo Nutini’s sticky sweet, but exceptionally good, soul/pop album debut, These Streets and in that time Nutini has taken some giant steps-in many directions.
Sunny Side Up is the latest offering from the Scottish singer/songwriter and the album is a surprise number one in the UK album charts this week. Fans of These Streets may be disappointed that the slick production evident on that album, has given way to a more informal, impromptu, less is more, jamming session that meanders through a whole spectrum of musical genre’s.
While it doesn’t always come off, Nutini turns his silken tonsils to Reggae, Folk, Country, Soul, Rock and even a touch of Skiffle, adding something of his own to each genre.
There is distinct lack of future ’single’ material on this album, unlike These Streets, that seemed to be jam packed with them. Sunny Side up is the work of a young singer maturing fast, a vast showcase of Nutini’s unique and undoubted talent.
It is not as instant as it’s predecessor but Sunny Side Up is growing on me all the time, current stand out tracks are the single Candy, 10/10, and Pencil Full of Lead.
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