Categories : Music Reviews, Rock + Pop.
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Rating: 3/5 Released: October 3, 2006 Reviewer: Danielle Suchet |
We are all a little cautious when we see a pretty boy singer-songwriter, particularly one with a dashingly charming Scottish accent. Fortunately Paolo Nutini’s lyrical prowess sets him apart from the rest of the British singer-songwriter invasion. The 19 year old Paisley, Scotland native chronicles his many conquests and loves in his debut album These Streets. He is a ladies man, and he isn’t afraid to sing about it…convincingly at that.
The opening track ‘Jenny Don’t be Hasty’ follows a romantic liaison with a 23 year-old woman, while he was just 18 at the time. The title track ‘These Streets,’ soulfully captures his experiences moving to London, but Nutini really shines with his more lusty tacks. ‘Last Request’ is a song to make love to, with lyrics like “I want you closer / is that alright / baby let’s get closer tonight,†and though the song is about the suspicion of infidelity, the mood it creates is bedroom music at its best.
Where Nutini loses a little steam is in his lack of clear direction. He tries to cover too many of his musical influences, from Van Morrison all the way to Marvin Gaye on ‘Loving Me,’ making the album as a whole seem incongruous at times.
Nutini fits nicely into every singer-songwriter cliché: young, pretty, accented, lovelorn, and listener friendly hooks. And though James Blunt comparisons are inevitable, Nutini’s more discreet use of over-dramatics serve him well. Keep listening and Paolo Nutini’s streets may soon be paved with a little gold.
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