The ‘Gum Drop Volume XXXV: Hear New Paul Weller, Win A Guitar
Paul Weller needs no introduction, but maybe his ninth solo album does. The ex-Jam and Style Councilor’s releasing 22 Dreams 7/22 on Yep Roc. The two-disc, 21-track, 70-minute shaggy-dog epic cycles soul, rock, folk, jazz, spoken word, Moog weirdness, etc. That’s what makes it shaggy. Guests on the album include Graham Coxon, Ocean Colour Scene’s Steve Cradock, Little Barrie, ex-Stone Roses guitarist Aziz Ibrahim, and Oasis’ Gem Archer and Noel Gallagher. This is a lot to absorb, so for now, forget the other 20 songs and dive headfirst into “Echoes Round The Sun.” The noisy, over-driven psych-rocker — laced with strings and blips — was co-written with Gallagher and is this week’s Drop. Click here to read Weller’s thoughts on the first ever Gallagher/Weller collaboration and to take a listen.
[Photo by Lawrence Watson]
This week’s ‘Gum Drop also offered the chance to win an Epiphone DR-100 acoustic guitar.
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