Saturns Pattern: Paul Weller's 12th studio album
- 9 years ago
Paul Weller has ditched the acoustic guitars for his latest album ‘Saturns Pattern’.
It’s the 12th studio album by the legendary British musician, best known as the frontman of iconic rock band The Jam.
He says the recording process began in earnest when he headed into the studio, ditching a batch of pre-written tracks on the way: “I knew what I didn’t want to make but I didn’t know what we should be making.
“I just wanted to hear something fresh, something new and I had no idea what that would be. So, you know, like most albums really, once you get two, three, four songs under your belt, it starts to take a life of its own and it seems to take a form and then it’s up-and-running, you know.”
With the help of bandmates Steve Cradock and Andy Lewis, and members of psychedelic jazz band Syd Arthur, Weller found the sound he was looking for: “I didn’t want to have an album of more traditional arrangements and acoustic guitars which these other six or seven songs I’d written bef
It’s the 12th studio album by the legendary British musician, best known as the frontman of iconic rock band The Jam.
He says the recording process began in earnest when he headed into the studio, ditching a batch of pre-written tracks on the way: “I knew what I didn’t want to make but I didn’t know what we should be making.
“I just wanted to hear something fresh, something new and I had no idea what that would be. So, you know, like most albums really, once you get two, three, four songs under your belt, it starts to take a life of its own and it seems to take a form and then it’s up-and-running, you know.”
With the help of bandmates Steve Cradock and Andy Lewis, and members of psychedelic jazz band Syd Arthur, Weller found the sound he was looking for: “I didn’t want to have an album of more traditional arrangements and acoustic guitars which these other six or seven songs I’d written bef