A Kind Revolution (Deluxe)

Released almost 40 years to the day that The Jam’s debut arrived, Weller’s latest solo excursion extends an absorbingly experimental stretch of records that began with 2008’s *22 Dreams*. *A Kind Revolution* is the warmest album of that run—unflaggingly catchy and optimistic, yet exploratory enough to stretch from punchy cosmic rock (“Nova”) to brooding, Boy George-assisted funk (“One Tear”) and the ruminative psych-gospel of “The Cranes Are Back.” At the tail end of his 50s, the Modfather sounds as invigorated and inventive as ever.

Weller's new album, 'A Kind Revolution' is a textbook study in growing old gracefully. Read NME's review.

A Kind Revolution is workmanlike in a good sense

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A Kind Revolution isn’t explicitly topical, but its mood captures the spirit of the age.

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A Kind Revolution simply sounds a bit too much like Weller on auto-pilot.

He might not change the world, but all hail the Modfather's evolution. CD New Music review by Barney Harsent