New music on the way in ‘09

January

You can expect quite a collection of new music from established performers this year, says MTV. Topping that list will be the long-awaited new release and tour from Green Day, which has been on hiatus. Also on the list is My Chemical Romance, which closed out its last tour at MSG over the summer, along with Bruce Springsteen, U2 and a slew of others.

Not on MTV’s list is up-and-coming Scottish singer Paolo Nutini, who is expected this year to follow-up his debut effort, These Streets, which got some airplay over the past year. The record got mixed reviews, but I managed to catch Nutini at the Tarrytown Music Hall last year and he puts on a very decent show — if you can overlook the clusters of love-struck teenage girls.

Either way, once he gets done touring Europe he’s supposed to put out his second effort, and I’m curious if he’ll fix the glitches some critics hit him on. He leaned heavily on Motown-inspired ballads on These Streets, which make use of an impressive and unique singing voice. Based on the stuff he’s doing on tour, there could be some more hard-edged stuff on the new one, so we’ll see.

This entry was posted on Saturday, January 17th, 2009 at 5:19 pm by Jorge Fitz-Gibbon.
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2 Responses to “New music on the way in ‘09”

Annie January 20th, 2009 at 9:45 am
I’ve been to 2 of Paolo Nutini’s concerts in the U.S. One in Nashville, TN, and one in Pittsburgh, PA. I’m well past the teenaged years, and was shocked to see just how young he is.

I bought his first album before release, and will do the same with the second album, if I have the chance. It’s the only new music CD I’ve bought in years.
Jorge Fitz-Gibbon January 20th, 2009 at 10:32 am
Thanks for the input, Annie.
I have to admit, I went to see him mostly because he was playing locally and I was curious. I love his voice, and the Motown influence on a lot of his stuff impressed me, particularly for someone so young. The part that pleasantly surprised me was how good his band is, and how well he handled some of the covers he does.
There were clusters of young girls all around the stage, but I didn’t mean to imply that diminished his music. On the contrary, I’m anxious to hear his next album.
Again, thanks for chiming in. Keep reading. I’ll post an update when I get it.

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