Paolo Nutini, These Streets - 47m 52s

Tracks & Durations

1. Jenny, Don't Be Hasty	3:31
2. Last Request	3:43
3. Rewind	4:21
4. Million Faces	3:43
5. These Streets	3:55
6. New Shoes	3:23
7. White Lies	4:02
8. Loving You	4:02
9. Autumn	2:52
10. Alloway Grave	14:12

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Review

19-year old Scottish singer/songwriter Paolo Nutini sounds older than his years on his debut album, These Streets. It's not just his careworn, smooth-as-sandpaper voice, either (although, admittedly, it does help). It's more to do with the maturity of the lyrics, and the casual soulfulness of his delivery. "Last Request" is more the work of a vintage Motown singer than a teenager from Paisley, and it's to Nutini's credit that he carries it off with aplomb. And rather like the soul singers of previous generations, he manages to sing without a hint of hypocrisy about his own sexual exploits ("Jenny Don't Be Hasty") while also questioning his girlfriend's fidelity ("Alloway Grove"). It's the fact that he's so frank, and even a little bit naive, that he manages to get away with it. And though the stripped-down tunes on These Streets don't always immediately grab the listener (the title track, in particular), the songs where Nutini is accompanied by a full band often manage to evoke sunny-day American soul ("New Shoes", for example). This is a strong debut, and considering Paolo Nutini's tender years, bigger things can be expected of him in the future. --Ted Kord2006 debut album by this young Scottish singer/songwriter influenced by such diverse artists as John Martyn, Van Morrison, Ray Charles and The Drifters, who is playing sold-out headline shows across the UK based on positive word-of-mouth and press support. 10 tracks including 'Jenny Don't Be Hasty', 'Last Request' and 'New Shoes'. Atlantic.Paolo Nutini's Songs Suggest He Knows an Awful Lot About the Vicissitudes of Life and Love, and Demonstrate his Unique Gift for Expressing in Song the Attitudes and Experiences of Someone his Age. 'these Streets' Records his Experiences of Moving to London, a Song which Wistfully Name Checks the Places in which He Grew Up and is Sure to Strike a Chord with Anyone who Has Ever Lived in Bedsit-land. "Feeling Good, Feeling Down, Telling a Few White Lies. It's a Very Personal Record," Says Nutini, "But Hopefully Other People Can Relate to the Feelings." Many of the Songs on the Album, Including 'last Request' and 'rewind', were Inspired by a Turbulent Relationship with a Girlfriend, and 'jenny Don't Be Hasty' is a True Story About Encounters with an Older Woman.

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These Streets

Tracks: 10, Disk length: 47m 34s (-1m 42s)

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