‘Still Glides The Stream’ has an appropriately liquid-like quality, while ‘You Do Something For Me’ – arguably the apex of Weller’s 90s run – is twisted inside out. Boy George appears on ‘You’re The Best Thing’, while an unexpected turn from James Morrison doesn’t quite click into place on ‘Broken Stones’.Ī record to soak up at your own pace, ‘An Orchestrated Songbook’ is often at its most effective when the material takes a turn for the unexpected. The wonderful Celeste returns for ‘Wild Wood’, and their easy-going chemistry – they recorded early in her career – pushes the 90s favourite into a different realm. Speak Like A Child Let’s just go out and say it: Speak Like A Child is the most inventive song in Weller’s canon, creating a jaunty track that cannily avoids pigeonholing as neatly as it subscribes to the regulations of funk pop. Jam-era favourite ‘Carnation’ is also given a luxurious workout, but it’s far from a nostalgia trip – recent tracks such as ‘Bowie’ emerge strong and emboldened.Ī largely solo affair, ‘An Orchestrated Songbook’ does feature a small smattering of guest spots. A lush ‘Andromeda’ gives way to a completely re-worked ‘English Rose’, a song that presents the Weller-Buckley creative axis as mirroring Nick Drake’s work alongside Robert Kirby on those seminal records. Paul Weller Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Cant Stop Playing Paul Weller, These City Streets (Live) KEXP Paul Weller: Tiny Desk Concert A Solo.
On record, it’s a brave endeavour that offers new light on elements of his storied discography.
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