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Consider True Meanings Paul Weller's comedown from a combustive, creative decade begun with 22 Dreams. That 2008 double album was co-produced with Simon Dine, who proved to be such a vital collaborator for Weller that the singer/songwriter found it difficult to shake off the producer's influence after the two parted ways acrimoniously in 2012. Weller's initial reaction to the split was to follow the straight and narrow on 2017's appealing A Kind Revolution but True Meanings, delivered just a year later, finds him mellowing and entering a reflective groove. No amplifiers are cranked on True Meanings: the entire enterprise is anchored on folky finger-picking and strumming, which is in turn dressed in elegant orchestrations. Often, the lush strings and gentle horns are reminiscent of the orchestrations Robert Kirby arranged for Nick Drake's Five Leaves Left and Bryter Layter, yet True Meanings doesn't carry a melancholy undercurrent. Weller is in a sober mood but he's not brooding, he's reflecting. Thoughts of mortality drift across his mind -- such as in "Bowie," a tribute that's more elliptical than its title suggests -- but Weller seems settled and comfortable, more mindful than sad. The stateliness of the orchestral arrangements prevents True Meanings from slipping into a hazy folk netherworld. All the strings and brass not only accentuate the songs, highlighting the jazzy changes of "Soul Searchers" or the light swing of "Gravity," they help frame this measured song cycle, directing attention to how Weller isn't wallowing, he's meditating upon love, loss, and hope as he enters his sixties.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Gavin Lurssen, MasteringEngineer - Guy Davie, MasteringEngineer - Rod Argent, Hammond Organ - Stella Page, Violin - Kotono Sato, Violin - Paul Weller, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, Wurlitzer, MainArtist - Hannah Peel, String Arranger - Isabelle Dunn, Cello - Antonia Pagulatos, Violin - Conor O'Brien, Producer, Drums, Bass Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Writer, Mini Moog - Charles Rees, Audio Recording Engineer - Jan Stan Kybert, Percussion, MixingEngineer - Maixine Boxell, Backing Vocals - Tom Heel, Backing Vocals
© 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gavin Lurssen, MasteringEngineer - Guy Davie, MasteringEngineer - Paloma Deike, Violin - Kotono Sato, Solo Violin - Paul Weller, Producer, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, Autoharp, MainArtist - Amy Stanford, Viola - Steve Cradock, 12 String Guitar, Autoharp - Charles Rees, Audio Recording Engineer - Laura Stanford, String Arranger, Violin - Steve Pilgrim, Guitar, Vocals - Jan Stan Kybert, MixingEngineer - Jessica Cox, Cello
© 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gavin Lurssen, MasteringEngineer - Guy Davie, MasteringEngineer - Chris Storr, Flugelhorn, Trumpet - Paul Weller, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Hammond Organ, Piano, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Phil Veacock, Tenor Saxophone, Horns Arranger, Baritone Saxophone - Charles Rees, Audio Recording Engineer, Programming - Alistair White, Trombone - Steve Brookes, Lead Guitar - Jan Stan Kybert, MixingEngineer
© 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gavin Lurssen, MasteringEngineer - Guy Davie, MasteringEngineer - Hayley Pomfrett, Violin - Jo Allen, Violin - Kotono Sato, Violin - Rosie Danvers, Cello - Paul Weller, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Wired Strings, Strings - Charles Rees, Audio Recording Engineer - Natalia Bonner, Violin - Ellie Stanford, Violin - Becky Jones, Viola - Andy Crofts, String Arranger, Backing Vocals - Lizzie Ball, Violin - Steve Pilgrim, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Jan Stan Kybert, MixingEngineer
© 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gavin Lurssen, MasteringEngineer - Guy Davie, MasteringEngineer - Stella Page, Violin - Kotono Sato, Violin - Paul Weller, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Barrie Cadogan, Lead Guitar - Phil Veacock, Arranger - Hannah Peel, String Arranger - Isabelle Dunn, Cello - Antonia Pagulatos, Violin - Charles Rees, Organ, Audio Recording Engineer - Andy Crofts, String Arranger, Bass Guitar - Ben Gordelier, Drums - Jan Stan Kybert, MixingEngineer
© 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gavin Lurssen, MasteringEngineer - Guy Davie, MasteringEngineer - Chris Storr, Flugelhorn - Paul Weller, Producer, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, Mellotron, MainArtist - Steve Cradock, Guitar - Charles Rees, Audio Recording Engineer - Andy Crofts, Bass Guitar - Steve Pilgrim, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Ben Gordelier, Drums - Jan Stan Kybert, MixingEngineer - Tom Heel, Piano, Backing Vocals
© 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2018 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, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Steve Cradock, Acoustic Guitar - Hannah Peel, String Arranger, Violin - Isabelle Dunn, Cello - Charles Rees, Audio Recording Engineer - Andy Crofts, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals - Steve Pilgrim, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals - Jan Stan Kybert, MixingEngineer - Erland Cooper, Backing Vocals
© 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gavin Lurssen, MasteringEngineer - Guy Davie, MasteringEngineer - Stella Page, Violin - Kotono Sato, Violin - Paul Weller, Producer, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Writer, Harmonium, MainArtist - Hannah Peel, String Arranger - Isabelle Dunn, Cello - Antonia Pagulatos, Violin - Charles Rees, Audio Recording Engineer - Jan Stan Kybert, MixingEngineer - Erland Cooper, Backing Vocals, Writer
© 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gavin Lurssen, MasteringEngineer - Guy Davie, MasteringEngineer - Stella Page, Violin - Kotono Sato, Violin - Paul Weller, Producer, Guitar, Piano, Lead Vocals, Writer, Mellotron, MainArtist - Hannah Peel, String Arranger - Isabelle Dunn, Cello - Antonia Pagulatos, Violin - Charles Rees, Synthesizer, Audio Recording Engineer - Jan Stan Kybert, MixingEngineer - Erland Cooper, Producer, Backing Vocals, Writer
© 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Danny Thompson, Double Bass - Gavin Lurssen, MasteringEngineer - Guy Davie, MasteringEngineer - Martin Carthy, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Stella Page, Violin - Kotono Sato, Violin - Paul Weller, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, Melodica, MainArtist - Hannah Peel, String Arranger - Isabelle Dunn, Cello - Antonia Pagulatos, Violin - Charles Rees, Audio Recording Engineer - Jan Stan Kybert, MixingEngineer
© 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Noel Gallagher, Harmonium - Gavin Lurssen, MasteringEngineer - Guy Davie, MasteringEngineer - Paul Weller, Producer, Bells, Guitar, Organ, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Charles Rees, Audio Recording Engineer - Lucy Rose, Vocals - Jan Stan Kybert, MixingEngineer - Kamalbir Singh Nandra, Violin - Sheema Murkajee, Vocals, Sitar, Tambura
© 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Anthony Brown, Writer - Gavin Lurssen, MasteringEngineer - Guy Davie, MasteringEngineer - Chris Storr, Flugelhorn, Trumpet - Stella Page, Violin - Kotono Sato, Violin - Paul Weller, Producer, Guitar, Piano, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Phil Veacock, Tenor Saxophone, Horns Arranger, Baritone Saxophone - Hannah Peel, String Arranger - Isabelle Dunn, Violin - Antonia Pagulatos, Violin - Charles Rees, Audio Recording Engineer - Alistair White, Trombone - Daniella Ganeva, Vibraphone - White Label, Producer, String Arranger, Violin, Horns Arranger - Tom Doyle, Drums, Hammond Organ, Writer, Mellotron, Wurlitzer - Jan Stan Kybert, MixingEngineer - Anth Brown, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar - Tom Heel, Backing Vocals
© 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2018 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, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Charles Rees, Audio Recording Engineer - Stuart Kennedy, Orchestra, Orchestral Arranger, Programming - Jan Stan Kybert, MixingEngineer
© 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Noel Gallagher, Hammond Organ - Gavin Lurssen, MasteringEngineer - Guy Davie, MasteringEngineer - Chris Storr, Flugelhorn, Trumpet - Rod Argent, Piano, Mellotron - Stella Page, Violin - Kotono Sato, Violin - Paul Weller, Producer, Guitar, Hammond Organ, Lead Vocals, Writer, Mellotron, MainArtist - Phil Veacock, Tenor Saxophone, Horns Arranger, Baritone Saxophone - Hannah Peel, String Arranger - Isabelle Dunn, Violin - Antonia Pagulatos, Violin - Charles Rees, Audio Recording Engineer - Alistair White, Trombone - Jan Stan Kybert, Glockenspiel, MixingEngineer - Erland Cooper, Backing Vocals, Writer
© 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gavin Lurssen, MasteringEngineer - Guy Davie, MasteringEngineer - Rod Argent, Hammond Organ - Stella Page, Violin - Richard Hawley, Drums, Remixer, Synthesizer - Kotono Sato, Violin - Paul Weller, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, Wurlitzer, MainArtist - Colin Elliot, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Percussion - Jon Trier, Keyboards - Hannah Peel, String Arranger - Isabelle Dunn, Cello - Antonia Pagulatos, Violin - Conor O'Brien, Producer, Drums, Bass Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Writer, Mini Moog - Charles Rees, Audio Recording Engineer - Jan Stan Kybert, Percussion, MixingEngineer - Maixine Boxell, Backing Vocals - Tom Heel, Backing Vocals
© 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gavin Lurssen, MasteringEngineer - Guy Davie, MasteringEngineer - Raven, Remixer - Paul Weller, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Backing Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Steve Cradock, Acoustic Guitar - Hannah Peel, Violin, Strings - Isabelle Dunn, Cello - Charles Rees, Audio Recording Engineer - Andy Crofts, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals - Johnny Arthur, MixingEngineer - Steve Pilgrim, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals - Jan Stan Kybert, MixingEngineer - Raven Bush, Engineer, Production - Erland Cooper, Backing Vocals
© 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gavin Lurssen, MasteringEngineer - Guy Davie, MasteringEngineer - Chris Storr, Flugelhorn, Trumpet - Paul Weller, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Hammond Organ, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Phil Veacock, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Arrangement Horn - Charles Rees, Audio Recording Engineer, Programming - Alistair White, Trombone - The Reflex, Remixer - Steve Brookes, Lead Guitar - Jan Stan Kybert, MixingEngineer - Nicholas Laugier, Additional Production
© 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gavin Lurssen, MasteringEngineer - Guy Davie, MasteringEngineer - Paloma Deike, Violin - Kotono Sato, Solo Violin - Paul Weller, Producer, Guitar, Writer, Autoharp, MainArtist - Amy Stanford, Viola - Steve Cradock, 12 String Guitar, Autoharp - Charles Rees, Audio Recording Engineer - Laura Stanford, Violin, Strings - Steve Pilgrim, Guitar, Vocals - Jan Stan Kybert, MixingEngineer - Jessica Cox, Cello
© 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gavin Lurssen, MasteringEngineer - Guy Davie, MasteringEngineer - Stella Page, Violin - Kotono Sato, Violin - Paul Weller, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Writer, MainArtist - Barrie Cadogan, Lead Guitar - Phil Veacock, Arranger - Hannah Peel, String Arranger - Isabelle Dunn, Cello - Antonia Pagulatos, Violin - Charles Rees, Organ, Audio Recording Engineer - Andy Crofts, String Arranger, Bass Guitar - Ben Gordelier, Drums - Jan Stan Kybert, MixingEngineer
© 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
Consider True Meanings Paul Weller's comedown from a combustive, creative decade begun with 22 Dreams. That 2008 double album was co-produced with Simon Dine, who proved to be such a vital collaborator for Weller that the singer/songwriter found it difficult to shake off the producer's influence after the two parted ways acrimoniously in 2012. Weller's initial reaction to the split was to follow the straight and narrow on 2017's appealing A Kind Revolution but True Meanings, delivered just a year later, finds him mellowing and entering a reflective groove. No amplifiers are cranked on True Meanings: the entire enterprise is anchored on folky finger-picking and strumming, which is in turn dressed in elegant orchestrations. Often, the lush strings and gentle horns are reminiscent of the orchestrations Robert Kirby arranged for Nick Drake's Five Leaves Left and Bryter Layter, yet True Meanings doesn't carry a melancholy undercurrent. Weller is in a sober mood but he's not brooding, he's reflecting. Thoughts of mortality drift across his mind -- such as in "Bowie," a tribute that's more elliptical than its title suggests -- but Weller seems settled and comfortable, more mindful than sad. The stateliness of the orchestral arrangements prevents True Meanings from slipping into a hazy folk netherworld. All the strings and brass not only accentuate the songs, highlighting the jazzy changes of "Soul Searchers" or the light swing of "Gravity," they help frame this measured song cycle, directing attention to how Weller isn't wallowing, he's meditating upon love, loss, and hope as he enters his sixties.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:46
- Main artists: Paul Weller
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2018 Solid Bond Productions Limited under exclusive license to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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