Out Now: Stream ‘On Sunset,’ the New Album from ‘The Modfather’ Himself, Paul Weller

Paul Weller was supposed to release his new album, On Sunset, earlier in the summer — only to see the COVID-19 pandemic throw a wrench in those plans and delay the record’s release.

It has since finally been released, coming out last Friday, July 3. Previewed in recent weeks with a few songs, On Sunset finds “The Modfather” challenging himself once again, channeling his creativity in a number of disparate and, at times, unexpected ways.

A previous news release for On Sunset summed up the proceedings as follows:

It’s a soul album, but at the same time it’s also an electronic album, an orchestral album, an album packed with masterly pop songs and heart-tugging ballads, and an album filled with touches of experimentalism. It’s also an album that sees Weller taking a rare glance into the rear-view mirror as he speeds into the 2020s.

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Paul Weller has always pushed the envelope with his rather prolific solo career. On Sunset is his fifteenth solo album since his self-titled 1992 debut, which came after the dissolution of both The Jam and the Style Council, at which point Weller was without a band or record deal in 1989.

Since then, he’s forged a unique and resilient path for himself, and On Sunset continues that legacy to great effect. Stream the album below, via Spotify: