Scottish artist Paolo Nutini rocked Warehouse Live Saturday, delivering soulful vocals to fans.
The crowd, varied in age, was anxious to see Mutini and his six-piece band. As the band began, Nutini struggled to the stage as if he were an aged and delicate man.
When he began singing, audiences heard his raw, powerful voice. He used his own style of hunching over the microphone and closing his eyes to dance in a slow rhythm.
Nutini began the night with singles from his latest album, Sunny Side Up.
The band played songs influenced by blues, mainstream acoustic, jazz, reggae, country and even traditional Scottish.
In 2006, Paolo Nutini released his first album, These Streets, which sold more than 2.5 million copies worldwide.
Nutini’s singles ‘New Shoes,’ ‘Last Request,’ ‘Jenny, Don’t Be Hasty,’ ‘Rewind’ and ‘These Streets’ have landed him on mainstream entertainment television and radio. Nutini’s songs can be heard on Grey’s Anatomy, Scrubs and even Puma commercials.
Sunny Side Up shows a clear maturation from his previous album. His voice has aged and his music has accumulated a diverse world of eclectic sounds. He has, in a way, outgrown his contemporaries, James Blunt and Jim Morrison, for an older sound enrooted down in modern music’s core.
The album begins with a ska sound in ’10/10′ and displays different styles throughout.
‘Coming Up Easy’ shows the soulful southern blues in Nutini. ‘Pencil Full of Lead’ illustrates another variation in an upbeat style of jazz.
Sunny Side Up is not for the mainstream listener. Many who loved his first album have been deeply disappointed with his fresh sound and style.
A small base of fans, mostly older diehards, will truly appreciate this album.
Nutini is worth a listen for all avid music lovers. He hits many styles that the listener will surely find appealing.
