Paul Weller has, by and large, managed to keep me interested and attuned to what he does during his now 24-year solo career. Like his previous two musical lives, its had its ups and downs, but he roared back, louder and harder than before with this year’s Saturns Pattern, itself a leap forward from the groundbreaking Sonik Kicks. A new label, a greater American audience than before and a tour with a performances that have left me in joyful tears these were Paul Weller’s most energetic and career-spanning shows I’ve seen .
The Fat Angel Sings 