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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 Sé 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 /TiVo
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Gavin Lurssen, MasteringEngineer - Guy Davie, MasteringEngineer - Paul Weller, Producer, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Hammond Organ, Piano, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Madeline Bell, Backing Vocals - Steve Cradock, Electric Guitar - Charles Rees, Audio Recording Engineer - P.P Arnold, Backing Vocals - Andy Crofts, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Organ, Backing Vocals - Josh McClorey, Lead Guitar - Steve Pilgrim, Backing Vocals - Ben Gordelier, Drums, Percussion - Jan Stan Kybert, Producer, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Writer, Synthesizer, Hand Clap, MixingEngineer
© 2017 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gavin Lurssen, MasteringEngineer - Guy Davie, MasteringEngineer - Paul Weller, Producer, Arranger, Electric Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Phil Veacock, Saxophone - Steve Cradock, Electric Guitar - Charles Rees, Audio Recording Engineer - Andy Crofts, Bass Guitar, Organ, Hammond Organ, Backing Vocals, Moog - Josh McClorey, Lead Guitar - Steve Pilgrim, Backing Vocals - Ben Gordelier, Drums, Percussion - Jan Stan Kybert, Producer, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Hand Clap, MixingEngineer
© 2017 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gavin Lurssen, MasteringEngineer - Guy Davie, MasteringEngineer - Paloma Deike, Strings - Paul Weller, Producer, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Hammond Organ, Piano, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Steve Cradock, Electric Guitar - Charles Rees, Audio Recording Engineer - Andy Crofts, Electric Guitar, Hammond Organ, Backing Vocals - Laura Stanford, Strings - Ben Gordelier, Drums, Percussion - Jan Stan Kybert, Producer, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Hand Clap, MixingEngineer
© 2017 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gavin Lurssen, MasteringEngineer - Guy Davie, MasteringEngineer - Robert Wyatt, Trumpet, Vocals - Paloma Deike, Strings - Paul Weller, Producer, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, Mellotron, MainArtist - Amy Stanford, Strings - Charles Rees, Drums, Audio Recording Engineer - Jamie Johnson, Vocal Recording Engineer - Andy Crofts, Backing Vocals - Laura Stanford, Strings - Steve Pilgrim, Backing Vocals - Ben Gordelier, Drums, Percussion - Jan Stan Kybert, Producer, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Hand Clap, MixingEngineer - Jessica Cox, Strings
© 2017 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gavin Lurssen, MasteringEngineer - Guy Davie, MasteringEngineer - Paul Weller, Producer, Arranger, Drums, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Hammond Organ, Piano, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Charles Rees, Audio Recording Engineer - Andy Crofts, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Mini Moog - Steve Pilgrim, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals - Ben Gordelier, Drums - Hannah Weller, Backing Vocals - Jan Stan Kybert, Producer, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Programming, Hand Clap, MixingEngineer
© 2017 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gavin Lurssen, MasteringEngineer - Guy Davie, MasteringEngineer - Chris Storr, Trumpet - Jon Scott, Trumpet - Paloma Deike, Strings - Paul Weller, Producer, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Writer, Harmonium, MainArtist - Phil Veacock, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone - Steve Cradock, Acoustic Guitar - Charles Rees, Audio Recording Engineer - Alistair White, Trombone - Andy Crofts, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Hammond Organ, Backing Vocals - Ben Gordelier, Drums, Percussion - Jan Stan Kybert, Producer, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Hand Clap, MixingEngineer
© 2017 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gavin Lurssen, MasteringEngineer - Guy Davie, MasteringEngineer - Paloma Deike, Strings - Paul Weller, Producer, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Piano, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, MainArtist - Amy Stanford, Strings - Steve Cradock, Electric Guitar, Percussion - Charles Rees, Audio Recording Engineer - Andy Crofts, Hammond Organ, Backing Vocals, Moog - Laura Stanford, Strings - Ben Gordelier, Drums, Percussion - Jan Stan Kybert, Producer, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Hand Clap, MixingEngineer - Jessica Cox, Strings
© 2017 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gavin Lurssen, MasteringEngineer - Guy Davie, MasteringEngineer - Paloma Deike, Strings - Boy George, Vocals - Paul Weller, Producer, Arranger, Electric Guitar, Piano, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Amy Stanford, Strings - Charles Rees, Audio Recording Engineer - Andy Crofts, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Moog - Josh McClorey, Electric Guitar - Laura Stanford, Strings - Steve Pilgrim, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals - Ben Gordelier, Drums - Jan Stan Kybert, Producer, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Writer, Synthesizer, Programming, Hand Clap, MixingEngineer - Jessica Cox, Strings
© 2017 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gavin Lurssen, MasteringEngineer - Guy Davie, MasteringEngineer - Paul Weller, Producer, Arranger, Glockenspiel, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Hammond Organ, Piano, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Andy Crofts, Electric Guitar, Organ, Backing Vocals - Josh McClorey, Lead Guitar, Moog - Steve Pilgrim, Backing Vocals - Ben Gordelier, Drums, Percussion - Jan Stan Kybert, Producer, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Hand Clap, MixingEngineer
© 2017 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gavin Lurssen, MasteringEngineer - Guy Davie, MasteringEngineer - Paloma Deike, Strings - Paul Weller, Producer, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Piano, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Amy Stanford, Strings - Charles Rees, Audio Recording Engineer - Andy Crofts, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals - Laura Stanford, Strings - Steve Pilgrim, Backing Vocals - Ben Gordelier, Drums, Percussion - Jan Stan Kybert, Producer, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Hand Clap, MixingEngineer - Jessica Cox, Strings
© 2017 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
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 Sé 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 /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:54
- Main artists: Paul Weller
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2017 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2017 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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