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This one leaves its generational competition in the dust and is wise beyond this songwriter's years, and to be frank, leaves his own previous identity as simply a bedroom balladeer to history.
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Q MagazineBy growing a personality, he's conjured up a low-key gem and a minor revelation. [Jul 2009, p.119]
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At times, there's a lack of consistency with too many ideas thrown onto the table, but it's that diversity heard throughout Nutini's sophomore effort that gives this AC singer/songwriter a leg up.
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On his second album, he has taken a chance by steering away from the declawed R&B that got him filed alongside fellow pretty boy James Morrison, and gives reggae and Celtic folk a whirl. It's not bad.
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UncutThe gravel voice and self-penned songs are distinctive, and though he's not beyond over-emoting, this stakes claim on a wide territory in a bold manner. [Jul 2009, p.95]
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What the Paisley born artist has come up with on Sunny Side Up is baffling.
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Several of the songs seem embryonic, lacking direction and resolution, while Nutini's voice--as stevedore-gruff as Blunt's is officer-class posh--can be a deal-breaker on certain songs
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MojoAll passable fare. [Jul 2009, p.92]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 17 out of 20
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Mixed: 0 out of 20
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Negative: 3 out of 20
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PeterSJun 26, 2009
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Apr 17, 2023I adore this album, simple as that. Adore it. I go back to it all the time and I still adore it all these years later.
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Oct 28, 2016