It's easy enough for a teenager to write songs about heartbreak and falling in love and all those difficult places in between, but it is much less easy to do so without coming across as whiny or melodramatic. Paolo Nutini, who was still a teenager when he recorded his debut, These Streets, manages for the most part to successfully convey his (barely) post-pubescent feelings of love and lust (which are often interchangeable) fairly convincingly. He certainly has some help -- every track has at least one other co-writer -- but Nutini, with his prematurely world-weary gravely voice, does his part to show honest emotion. On his first single, the fantastically poppy "Jenny Don't Be Hasty," the singer tries to convince an "older woman" that his youth doesn't have to negatively affect their relationship, and though the lyrics are fairly simple, as they are on all the tracks on the album (the overt metaphor in "New Shoes," for example, is more than a little hackneyed), they're effective and almost endearing in the way he tries to pretend to be older ("Don't treat me like a baby/Let me take you where you let me," he pleads). Occasionally he does go a bit overboard and tries to be too adult, like in "Rewind" -- a weak point in the album -- where he reminisces about the relationship he had had two years before, when he was 16, and it ends up seeming forced. Generally, however, his sentiments are expressed in a way that convey his age appropriately, like in "Loving You," which has him singing bluntly, "I think it's time for all those morals to leave/Let's get down and freaky baby," or in the title song, where he confesses that growing up can be overwhelming, and is touchingly honest and insightful and not dragged down in its own reflection. Nutini's Scottish brogue mixes nicely with the album's (sometimes too) clean production, and it all works well to make lue-eyed soul-influenced radio pop, with melodies that take a minute or so before they grab you, so that they're catchy but not annoyingly so. These Streets won't blow anyone away with its creativeness or ingenuity, but it's done well and it's direct and open and enjoyable to listen to, which is more than enough.
The Onion A/V Club is buying drinks and listening to Paolo Nutini, and you, my san franciscan neighbors, are invited!This wednesday evening, March 21st, the Onion Society For Beer Enjoyment Meeting #37 will be hosting a listening party at the Beauty Bar in SF. The SF Funcheap.com has the details of the event, the venue, even maps! From their description of the party hosted by the "wacky fake ...
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I heard that Paolo wrote this about a girl he was going out with when he was 18 and she was 23. He lied at first and told her he was 23 as well but as time went by he couldn't lie to her anymore and finally told her he was only 18 and well... she dumped him. I wonder how I would've reacted..... I mean he did lie to her at the beginning but just the fact that he felt bad about it and couldn't be...
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This is a great version of this song. Paolo's Scottish accent comes out a lot more in this than in the album version(s) of the song. Can't wait to see this guy in Atlanta next week...
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(Photo by Pinkfish)Paolo Nutini - 2006 September 13Hotel Cafe, Los Angeles, CA01: Alloway Grove02: Rewind03: Day Dream04: New Shoes05: These Streets06: January07: Million Faces08: Last Request09: Loving You10: Jenny Don't Be HastyRecording quality: A- (digital audience recording)Gig rating: 6.6/10 See below to downloadAs unlikely as it is that one named José González would hail from Sweden, so .
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Let's just freak out for a moment: PAOLO NUTINI IS DOING A UNITED STATES TOUR.In case you didn't know, I love Paolo Nutini. If I could do more than bold this, if there was something more than bold, I would do that to "love" and put "Paolo Nutini" after it.I was extremely disappointed that I couldn't go to his Craig Ferguson taping a little while ago. I had class or something and couldn't get...
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On Tuesday the 26th of september I went to a Paolo Nutini signing in HMV in Birmingham. It was great, he performed some awesome tracks. I got a signed copy of the new single "Jenny don't be hasty". Paolo was really nice to the fans and I got my picture took with him. The funny thing is my Boyfriend was teasing me because I thought paolo was cute!From Tasha
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in rotation this week: Paolo Nutini-These Streetshome: Paolo Nutinimyspace: Paolo NutiniPaolo Nutini "Jenny Dont Be Hasty" Live on YouTube
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As a music lover I always avoid the radio and I generally avoid the videos on mtv and vh1, that is when they play videos. To my shame, not only did I catch a portion of vh1’s top 20 countdown yesterday but they suckered me in as if I were a noob.They played this catchy video, and I don’t even think it was on the countdown, I believe it was one of those “breaking artist” dealios they inter
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The Onion A/V Club is buying drinks and listening to Paolo Nutini, and you, my san franciscan neighbors, are invited!This wednesday evening, March 21st, the Onion Society For Beer Enjoyment Meeting #37 will be hosting a listening party at the Beauty Bar in SF. The SF Funcheap.com has the details of the event, the venue, even maps! From their description of the party hosted by the "wacky fake ...
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yeah, just get past the limp wrist on this one, ha! probably my favorite song of his and i like this acoustic version quite a bit.
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found this guy on http://fuelfriends.blogspot.com/ (she never steers me wrong) expected something latin sounding but was shocked to hear a Scottish accent (and turned on a bit too, ha!). i first heard "These Streets" (http://pinkfish13.multiply.com/music/item/18) and loved it but then i found this clip of him singing "Last Request" on Top of the Pops and thought that it was time for me to tell al
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(Photo by Pinkfish)Paolo Nutini - 2006 September 13Hotel Cafe, Los Angeles, CA01: Alloway Grove02: Rewind03: Day Dream04: New Shoes05: These Streets06: January07: Million Faces08: Last Request09: Loving You10: Jenny Don't Be HastyRecording quality: A- (digital audience recording)Gig rating: 6.6/10 See below to downloadAs unlikely as it is that one named José González would hail from Sweden, so .
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This is a great version of this song. Paolo's Scottish accent comes out a lot more in this than in the album version(s) of the song. Can't wait to see this guy in Atlanta next week...
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I heard that Paolo wrote this about a girl he was going out with when he was 18 and she was 23. He lied at first and told her he was 23 as well but as time went by he couldn't lie to her anymore and finally told her he was only 18 and well... she dumped him. I wonder how I would've reacted..... I mean he did lie to her at the beginning but just the fact that he felt bad about it and couldn't be...
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So I made this driving CD for someone else. Thoughts?Track list:1) Tracy Chapman-"give me one reason"2) Paolo Nutini-"these Streets" check it out: 3) Rufus Wainwright-"instant pleasure"4) The Distillers-"The hunger"5) The Breeders-"Cannonball"6) Blue October-"Independently Happy"7) Mirah-"Cold Cold Water"8) People in Planes-"If You Talk Too Much"9) Stone Sour-"Socio"10) Butthole Surfers-"Pepper...
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Let's just freak out for a moment: PAOLO NUTINI IS DOING A UNITED STATES TOUR.In case you didn't know, I love Paolo Nutini. If I could do more than bold this, if there was something more than bold, I would do that to "love" and put "Paolo Nutini" after it.I was extremely disappointed that I couldn't go to his Craig Ferguson taping a little while ago. I had class or something and couldn't get...
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I just came back from the gym... man we were lazy! We didn't even finish our workout and came back home for beer... Isn't it funny how you need to relax from your vacation ? Oh well... all this to say that my roommate told me at the gym about Paolo Nutini so of course I had to come make my research... From what I've heard, I really love him ! I'll try to get tickets to go see him in Montreal th...
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in rotation this week: Paolo Nutini-These Streetshome: Paolo Nutinimyspace: Paolo NutiniPaolo Nutini "Jenny Dont Be Hasty" Live on YouTube
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On Tuesday the 26th of september I went to a Paolo Nutini signing in HMV in Birmingham. It was great, he performed some awesome tracks. I got a signed copy of the new single "Jenny don't be hasty". Paolo was really nice to the fans and I got my picture took with him. The funny thing is my Boyfriend was teasing me because I thought paolo was cute!From Tasha
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| 1 Jenny Don't Be Hasty |
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