Living songsmith legend PAUL WELLER is back from never having been away. He canned his 17th longplayer and named it 66, referring to his 66th birthday, on 24 May, a day after the album comes out.
The cover of the new record is designed by Sir Peter Blake,
his first for Weller since 1995’s Stanley Road.
First single RISE UP SINGING is a characteristic,
soulful Weller musing with strings all over it.
Artwork by Sir Peter Blake, his first for Weller since 1995’s Stanley Road
He was the angry young mod of The Jam (1972-1982), the posh popster of The Style Council (1983-1989) and the solo soul man, he already is for about
30 years.
PAUL WELLER will release his 17th solo LP, named 66.
It’ll come our way on 24 May, the day before his 66th birthday.
Press info: “Continually finding new ways to alchemise the miracle of living and the meaning of it all, he draws on fragments of real life, ruminations on spirituality and even childhood memories. There are songs touching on faith, changing circumstances and the fractured realities of life in this turbulent age. But 66 is positive at heart, bursting with the wisdom and perspective accrued by the business of someone who has really lived and loved.”
First single SOUL WANDERING is a boogielicious rocker
with a retro soul flavor. Weller still knows what entertainment
is all about.