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 ...  Read the complete review

These Streets is the first album from Scottish singer songwriter Paolo Nutini. He was born in 1987 and this album was released in 2006 making him just 19 at the time of release. For someone so young he has an amazing voice and exceptional talent for writing songs and putting his heart and soul into singing them. This album has been one of my favourites ever since I first listened to it. I prefer the ballads on it, as I think these show off his voice best. Most of the songs on the album are mellow chill out tunes, but there are a couple of more upbeat ones such as New Shoes and Jenny Don't Be Hasty. There isn't a bad song on the album and you can't help but be mesmerised .  Read the complete review

Paolo Nutini i have always considered is one of those artists that we didnt see coming, when i first heard him i thought one hit wonder and he was so similiar to James Morrison i really did not think he was going to be all that popular. But Last request is an impressive song that was different enough and pleased to have radio support to give him a flying start and a chance to rival Will Young and Robbie Williams for the crown of Best Male solo artist in the UK. The album although sold well did not sold spectacularly but sold well and as of yet we are yet to see a follow up. He reminds of Leon Jackson james morrison and Enrique Igleasis all rolled up in a blender and this  Read the complete review

Despite the name, Paolo Nutini is a scottish artist,his father is of Italian descent, from Barga, Tuscany and his mother is Scottish, although his father's family has been in Scotland for four generations. It all started for paolo when he was attending David Sneddons(winner of bbc's fame academy)return home concert, paolo performed a couple of songs before hand due to winning a pop competition. A watching crowd member was impressed and offered to be his manager. This album these streets is a superb album full of catchy songs. His distintive ...  Read the complete review

Paolo Nutini was 19 years of age when this album was released and for it's style of music, you'd think these songs would be the work of a singer who had been around for quite a while. These Streets is Paolo Nutini's debut album which features 10 calm relaxing songs including 4 singles - Last Request, Jenny Don't Be Hasty, Rewind and New Shoes. This album to date has sold in excess of 700,000 copies and for a debut album this figure is pretty amazing as well as competitive. Despite this figure the album only reached 3rd in the UK album chart. The songs and my ratings are as follows: 1 - Jenny Don't Be Hasty - A great way to kick off the album. One of four ...  Read the complete review