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Having recently played a sell out run of shows in New York and Toronto and currently playing a few European dates as well as gearing up for some festival appearances, Paul Weller released a new single “The Attic” on July 23rd. “The Attic” is the third single from the outstanding critically acclaimed No. 1 album “Sonik Kicks” and will be released as a Digital EP and will be backed by brand new track The Piper and the full length version of album track Sleep Of The Serene. “The Attic” motors along in a space-age rockabilly style, with Paul Weller crooning like a pining teen idol for his lover. “Lyrically, it’s a bit lovelorn” he says. After playing his shows in Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and Luxembourg last month, Paul performed live from Jodrell Bank on 24th June along with Graham Coxon and Baxter Dury. He then played  headlined the Sunday night at Latitude. his only UK festival this year, TRACKLISTING : Attic The Piper Sleep Of The Serene (Full Length Version) Just some o...

Fresh from playing a sold out 5 night run at the Roundhouse and still batting off high praise for number 1 album Sonik Kicks, Paul Weller releases When Your Garden’s Overgrown, the second single from his outstanding new album. The follow-up to That Dangerous Age, When Your Garden’s Overgrown features Noel Gallgher on bass guitar and tips it hat to a certain Syd Barrett: “I think this song’s about Syd Barrett” says Paul. “It’s like, what would it have been like if he hadn’t got into music? If he’d gone off to the continent and just been an artist on the side-street in France. He probably would’ve been happier. There’s some lines in there about the brush strokes of fame and I’m thinking of Syd at the time. He was an artist at heart, not a rock star.” When Your Garden’s Overgrown will be released as a Digital EP and will be backed by new tracks We Got A Lot & Lay Down Your Weary Burden. Paul Weller heads off to play a few live dates in New York and Toronto in May. He fits in a sma...

Enjoying a constant critical high and a never ending creative peak, Paul Weller continues to push the boundaries with his new album SONIK KICKS, due for release on March 26th 2012. This is the follow up to the Mercury Music Award nominated WAKE UP THE NATION and Paul’s eleventh solo album. Once again, it's his best yet. If you’d like a taste of what’s to come, head to www.paulweller.com now where you can check out the album track ‘Around The Lake’. The track is set to an excellent sequence from a short film called '24hrs, Pavey Ark' directed by Mike Moloney & John Hooper which Paul is massively in to. SONIK KICKS features appearances from the likes of Noel Gallagher and Graham Coxon. The 14 tracks you can look forward to are: Green / The Attic / Kling I Klang / Sleep of the Serene / By the Waters / That Dangerous Age/ Study in Blue / Dragonfly / When Your Garden’s Overgrown / Around The Lake / Twilight / Drifters / Paperchase / Be Happy Children. With SONIK KICKS ...

March 11th sees Paul Weller release the first single from his forthcoming, highly anticipated new album Sonik Kicks (out March 26). Entitled That Dangerous Age it will be available on CD digipack, two 7” singles and a download EP. The formats include brand new B Sides ‘Portal To The Past’ and ‘The Piper’. If that’s not all, there also features remixes of That Dangerous Age by Matt Helders of the Arctic Monkeys and Ladytron plus an explosive version of album track ‘Green’. Live dates: March 18th - London Camden Roundhouse 19th - London Camden Roundhouse 20th - London Camden Roundhouse 21st - London Camden Roundhouse 22nd - London Camden Roundhouse Paul Weller New single released on March 11th on Island Records. myspace/paulweller

Paul Weller releases his tenth studio solo album “ Wake Up The Nation ” on April 12th on Island Records. After an unparalleled career, characterised by constant musical experimentation, we should be used to Paul Weller’s relentless desire to chop and change his musical pack. But after the triumphant, Brit-bagging success of 22 Dreams (his third solo number one) Wake Up The Nation album sees rock’s most iconic songwriter come up trumps once more. Lean, mean and as uncompromisingly focused as it’s maker, Wake Up The Nation also brings Paul Weller full circle: twenty-eight years on from The Jam’s split, two tracks feature the former bassist Bruce Foxton . The album also sees contributions from My Bloody Valentine’s Kevin Shields , The Move’s Bev Bevan and legendary session drummer Clem Cattini. Passion, progression, and, as ever, spine-tingling rock’n’roll –Paul Weller has, yet again delivered the perfect soundtrack as we embark on a new decade. Buy Wake up the Nation from Paul Well...

Paul Weller releases his tenth studio solo album “ Wake Up The Nation ” on April 12th on Island Records. After an unparalleled career, characterised by constant musical experimentation, we should be used to Paul Weller’s relentless desire to chop and change his musical pack. But after the triumphant, Brit-bagging success of 22 Dreams (his third solo number one) Wake Up The Nation album sees rock’s most iconic songwriter come up trumps once more. Lean, mean and as uncompromisingly focused as it’s maker, Wake Up The Nation also brings Paul Weller full circle: twenty-eight years on from The Jam’s split, two tracks feature the former bassist Bruce Foxton . The album also sees contributions from My Bloody Valentine’s Kevin Shields , The Move’s Bev Bevan and legendary session drummer Clem Cattini. Passion, progression, and, as ever, spine-tingling rock’n’roll –Paul Weller has, yet again delivered the perfect soundtrack as we embark on a new decade. Buy Wake up the Nation from Paul Well...