PAOLO NUTINI Returns "Sunny Side Up"

MUSIC NEWS - Paolo Nutini returns with his sophomore release Sunny Side Up, out today (June 2nd) via Atlantic Records. But if you think you know Paolo Nutini, think again. His 2M selling 2006 debut album, These Streets, (and the world-wide smash song, New Shoes) established the young Scotsman as a leading light amongst the new wave of singer-songwriters. Paolo's extraordinary follow up, Sunny Side Up, casts him in a whole other light.

"Musically where I'm at, I don't really have a genre or style that I feel a part of," explains Paolo. "It's a bit of a random mish mash. I honestly wanted it all to come out, and not harness it, not manipulate it. I just wanted it to be organic, and so immediate it's in your face and you can't help but take it all in." Written by Paolo and produced by Paolo and Ethan Johns (Kings Of Leon, Ryan Adams, Ray LaMontagne), SUNNY SIDE UP, is a richly idiosyncratic, passionate and uplifting musical journey that sounds so organic and timeless it could have been hewn from the hills. From the exuberant ragtime of "Pencil Full Of Lead" to the rolling soul of "Coming Up Easy," the heart-tearing Stax balladeering of first single "Candy" to the joyous folky singalong "Simple Things," it marks Paolo's emergence as a truly individual artist, following his own wayward yet inspirationally musical path. Buy your copy of Sunny Side Up, available today.

The first single from the 22-year-old's new release is "Candy" (watch the video below), a heart tugging ballad written after an argument with his girlfriend, when it suddenly occurred to him that the fault lay with him.