These Streets - Paolo Nutini

Around five years ago, there was a sudden rush of female solo singer-songwriters coming from North America. They all varied in terms of their sound, their sales and their long term impact, with only their home continent and the fact their debut albums were released at roughly the same time in common. All these years later and it appears that British male singer-songwriters are the sound of the year. James Blunt took on the Avril Lavigne role; a song the public loved and which sold millions, but which got really quite annoying very quickly. For Norah Jones we have James Morrison, the more laid back and soul influenced among them. In place of Michelle ...

These Streets is Paolo Nutini's first album. Since I have owned it, I really have become addicted to it. Most of the songs generally come in to the acoustic / pop genre, and they are very good to listen to when you want to relax. Paolo Nutini has a great voice firstly, which is combined with some brillaint guitar playing skills. Generally the songs are quite catchy to listen to, and most of them become quite addictive to listen to. Here is the song list in the album: 1.Jenny Don't Be Hasty 2. Last Request 3. Rewind 4. Million Faces 5. These Streets 6. New Shoes 7. White Lies 8. Loving ...

I was bought this album recently for my birthday and have played it everyday since! The first Paolo Nutini song I heard was Last Request and I loved it, I imagined the singer being a middle aged man from Italy (due to the name) He is actually a 20 year old from Scotland-although his father is Italian. He has no musical training and his big break came at a David Sneddon concert in his home town. David was delayed and Paolo was the winner of an impromptu pop quiz, the prize being a chance to perform while the crowd waited. As he was so popular with the crowd, a member of the audience offered to become his manager (I presume they were already in the business ...