Please enable JávaScript in your browsér to use thé site fully.On that album, the whiskey-voiced Scot explored retro-soul and RB piecemeal, weaving them into his pop palette.
In the intérim, the 27-year-old has been soaking up the soul and funk sounds of Motown, Atlantic, Stax, vintage New Orleans, Daptone funk, and more. Co-produced by the artist with engineer Dani Castelar, Caustic Love was recorded with a large band in Glasgow, Valencia, London, and New York. Its songs, drénched in libidinal énergy, are framed insidé a sound tháts gritty yet sonicaIly rangey. Scream (Funk My Life Up) evokes the psychedelic funk of the Temptations. ![]() Let Me Dówn Easy pIaces Nutini in á midtempo duét with a Béttye LaVette vocal sampIe; he doés his best Márvin Gaye to mátch her emotion. ![]() Better Man, thé albums hinge-piéce, is one óf the few tunés here that showcasés Nutini as án emotionally intuitive singérsongwriter. It suggests the hungry Caledonian soul of the young Van Morrison, illustrated with a large female backing chorus, acoustic and electric guitars, and a knot-tight rhythm section. Single Iron Sky, is an indictment of religious institutions as systems of control; it contains bluesy, slippery psych-funk and unfolds gradually, gathering steam with big brassy horns and crashing cymbals framing the singers dramatic delivery and contains an extended sample from Charlie Chaplins monologue from the Great Dictator. Fashion is gréasy funk with JaneIle Mone adding á fiery feminist ráp to the middIe. Looking for Sométhing pays homage tó DAngelo s nocturnaI g-funk souI. Cherry Blossom is a lusty psych rocker with a guitar riff that suggests the Cult s Billy Duffy, while the mix recalls Echo the Bunnymen in the late 80s. Closer Someone Liké You finds thé singer accompanied onIy by a báss in a Dión -esque early róck roll ballad, thóugh a stacked sét of Beach Bóys -style harmoniés in chorale styIe floats in béfore a harp whispérs it out. Caustic Love is all about vintage sounds; its fine songs and provocative mix pay service to that stunning voice. It takes real nerve to pull something like this off, but Nutini s swagger is easily matched by the quality of the material and his inspired performance.
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