Paul Weller

A Kind Revolution

It feels apt that the spirit of David Bowie flows through moments of this because, like the late legend, it’s hard to predict where Weller’s creative instincts will lead him. His vocal phrasings in the positively funky She

Moves With The Fayre have echoes of Bowie’s free-roving croon to them, while the muted punk rhythm and sci-fi sounds of Nova offer a more overt tip of the hat. The touching blueeyed soul of Long Long Road and groover Satellite

Kid are the clearest nods to the Modfather’s own past here – the latter with tasty wah work from Steve Cradock. It’s a record that wears its heart more overtly than the exploratory vibes of Saturns Pattern, but proves just as creative. Rob Laing Download Satellite Kid