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As the icon of a generation, a bona fide star since his beginnings with the Jam, the Modfather has always inspired and fascinated fans, even just with his haircut! And in the year of his 60th birthday, Paul Weller is still giving his best. As always… Made up for the most part of acoustic songs, True Meanings, his 26th album (the 14th in solo), is far removed from his 2015 Saturns Pattern. Here, Weller seems to take a step back and reflect. He goes back to something extremely simple, straightforward, a floral and poetic album. As if the recording took place in a flowery meadow on a summer evening for an audience of insomniac romantics. Introspection is under way. The British artist studies the elements around him, dwells on his memories, sings a fanciful tribute to Bowie, all without omitting his distortions between jazz and soul…
True Meanings in itself is a Wellerian praise of ballad. It starts nicely and slowly with a guitar theme, before being wrapped in violins and background vocals. It’s an absolute delight to hear the Modfather live up to his seventies masterpieces like English Rose and Liza Radley. Even though Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler are no longer by his side in the studio, Paul Weller has always managed to surround himself with talent, as illustrated by the guests on True Meanings: Rod Argent from the Zombies (The Soul Searchers), Lucy Rose (Books), Tom Doyle (Movin On) and even a small appearance of Noel Gallagher on White Horses… A calm, laidback voice that fits perfectly with the few compositions of songwriter Erland Cooper from the band Erland and the Carnival. Two lyricists for an album that discreetly and subtly draws from genres, like this invention of a glam-rock picking ballad: Mayfly. A beautiful reference to T. Rex’s Get It On, without the glitter of course. No doubt about it, Paul Weller is a “Changingman” with delicate taste. © Clara Bismuth/Qobuz
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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, 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 - 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, Strings - 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, Programming - Jan Stan Kybert, MixingEngineer - The Stuart Kennedy Orchestra, Orchestral Arranger, String Orchestra
© 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
Albumbeschreibung
As the icon of a generation, a bona fide star since his beginnings with the Jam, the Modfather has always inspired and fascinated fans, even just with his haircut! And in the year of his 60th birthday, Paul Weller is still giving his best. As always… Made up for the most part of acoustic songs, True Meanings, his 26th album (the 14th in solo), is far removed from his 2015 Saturns Pattern. Here, Weller seems to take a step back and reflect. He goes back to something extremely simple, straightforward, a floral and poetic album. As if the recording took place in a flowery meadow on a summer evening for an audience of insomniac romantics. Introspection is under way. The British artist studies the elements around him, dwells on his memories, sings a fanciful tribute to Bowie, all without omitting his distortions between jazz and soul…
True Meanings in itself is a Wellerian praise of ballad. It starts nicely and slowly with a guitar theme, before being wrapped in violins and background vocals. It’s an absolute delight to hear the Modfather live up to his seventies masterpieces like English Rose and Liza Radley. Even though Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler are no longer by his side in the studio, Paul Weller has always managed to surround himself with talent, as illustrated by the guests on True Meanings: Rod Argent from the Zombies (The Soul Searchers), Lucy Rose (Books), Tom Doyle (Movin On) and even a small appearance of Noel Gallagher on White Horses… A calm, laidback voice that fits perfectly with the few compositions of songwriter Erland Cooper from the band Erland and the Carnival. Two lyricists for an album that discreetly and subtly draws from genres, like this invention of a glam-rock picking ballad: Mayfly. A beautiful reference to T. Rex’s Get It On, without the glitter of course. No doubt about it, Paul Weller is a “Changingman” with delicate taste. © Clara Bismuth/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:48
- Main artists: Paul Weller
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative en 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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