Toronto Unplugged » Paul Weller http://www.torontounplugged.com Exploring the world of Music in Toronto Tue, 28 Oct 2008 06:08:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 New album from Paul Weller due out July 22 http://www.torontounplugged.com/2008/04/new-album-from-paul-weller-due-out-july-22/ http://www.torontounplugged.com/2008/04/new-album-from-paul-weller-due-out-july-22/#comments Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:16:25 +0000 http://www.torontounplugged.com/new-album-from-paul-weller-due-out-july-22/ Post from: Toronto Unplugged

]]> After a three year recording hiatus – during which he played two historic concert series in NYC and LA devoting one evening each to his Jam, Style Council, and solo catalogs, and earned Lifetime Achievement honors at the 2007 Brit Awards, among other highlights - Paul Weller returns on July 22 with 22 Dreams, his ninth solo album and the most ambitious of his career.

22 Dreams is not a return to form. It is not “Weller’s best record since [fill in your favorite album here.]” It is a complete flowering of every musical impulse this artistic polymath has previously hinted at, and then some: rock, funk, soul, freak folk, free jazz, krautrock, classical, spoken word, electronica, and beyond.

Bio…

Weller was the leader and creator behind the formation of two successful bands, The Jam and The Style Council before starting a successful solo career. He has remained essentially a national rather than an international star, possibly because much of his songwriting is rooted in English culture. He is also the principal figure of the 1970s Mod revival and is often called the Modfather.

This is one of my favorite Paul Weller tracks and one of my favorite performances of it.

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