A Kind Revolution [180 Gram Vinyl]

by Paul Weller

Overview

There's gentleness at the heart of the title A Kind Revolution, a suggestion that Paul Weller is getting softer as he approaches the age of 60. In 2017, he's still a few years away from that milestone but he's letting himself take things a little slower, absorbing the spaciness of 2015's Saturn's Pattern and reviving the sculpted soulful grooves of Wild Wood. This combination means A Kind Revolution feels straighter than any record Weller has released in the past decade -- in other words, anything he's done since he started his collaboration with Simon Dine, who acrimoniously parted after 2012's Sonik Kicks -- but where As Is Now hit hard, this has an easy touch even when the events kick off with the raver "Woo Se Mama." This isn't the only time guitars are cranked on A Kind Revolution -- "Satellite Kid" descends into an extended jam -- but soul is Weller's guiding star on this record, leading him to the well-manicured upscale Boy George duet "One Tear" and the sharp funk of "She Moves with the Fayre," which features a cameo from Robert Wyatt. These guest appearances, particularly Wyatt's, suggest how Weller isn't content to settle into a familiar groove -- the lovely vocal harmonies on the closing "The Impossible Idea" are further indication of that -- but A Kind Revolution nevertheless feels cozy, a record designed to provide nothing but comfort and that's an unusual twist for Paul Weller. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/12/2017
Label:	Parlophone
UPC:	0190295845261

Tracks

1. Woo S¿¿ Mama
2. Nova
3. Long Long Road
4. She Moves with the Fayre
5. The Cranes Are Back
6. Hopper
7. New York
8. One Tear
9. Satellite Kid
10. The Impossible Idea

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Paul Weller   Primary Artist,Bass,Drums,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Vocoder,Clapping,Harmonica,Harmonium,Keyboards,Mellotron,Synthesizer,Glockenspiel,Guitar (Bass),Organ (Hammond),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Steve Cradock   Guitar (Electric),Percussion,Guitar (Acoustic)
Boy George   Vocals
Chris Storr   Trumpet
Phil Veacock   Saxophone,Sax (Tenor),Sax (Baritone)
Andy Crofts   Organ,Mini Moog,Guitar (Bass),Organ (Hammond),Moog Synthesizer,Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Jan "Stan" Kybert   Bass,Drums,Clapping,Keyboards,Guitar (Bass)
Jon Scott   Trumpet
Laura Stanford   Strings
Alistair White   Trombone
Paloma Deike   Strings
Ben Gordelier   Drums,Percussion
Hannah Weller   Vocals (Background)
Jessica Cox   Strings
Josh McClorey   Guitar,Moog Synthesizer,Guitar (Electric)
P.P. Arnold   Vocals (Background)
Madeline Bell   Vocals (Background)
Charles Rees   Drums,Synthesizer,ARP Synthesizer
Robert Wyatt   Vocals,Trumpet
Steve Pilgrim   Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Amy Stanford   Strings

Technical Credits

Guy Davie   Mastering
Jan "Stan" Kybert   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Programming,Remix Engineer
Syd Arthur   Remix Engineer
Paul Weller   Composer,Producer
Jamie Johnson   Recording
Gavin Lurssen   Mastering
Charles Rees   Recording
White Label   Remix Engineer