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Caustic Love

Paolo Nutini

Caustic Love

After a five-year break, the Paisley-born singer releases his third album

ADM rating[?]

7.2

Label
Atlantic
UK Release date
14/04/2014
US Release date
29/04/2014
  1. 10.0 |   The Independent

    It’s an unqualified success: Caustic Love may be the best UK R&B album since the 1970s blue-eyed-soul heyday of Rod Stewart and Joe Cocker
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  2. 8.0 |   The Observer

    You can carp about lack of innovation, only to be won over by sheer talent
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  3. 8.0 |   Digital Spy

    A mature and impassioned record that has something bold to say
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  4. 8.0 |   The Music

    Drawing on influences like Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings and Otis Redding, this album could well become a classic
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  5. 8.0 |   All Music

    It takes real nerve to pull something like this off, but Nutini's swagger is easily matched by the quality of the material and his inspired performance
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  6. 8.0 |   The List

    Nutini has been allowed to do exactly what he wants and created a trip of a record that’s all the better for it
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  7. 8.0 |   Q

    A truly excellent modern soul record. Print edition only

  8. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    The sound of Nutini finally finding his groove and producing a record that lives up to his talent
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  9. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    The 27-year-old and his whisky-soaked words writhe their way around a multitude of Motown-inflected could-be singles
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  10. 8.0 |   Evening Standard

    A soulful corker
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  11. 7.0 |   Clash

    Coherent if not wholly innovative, but open to a bit of risk-taking without losing a sense of self
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  12. 6.0 |   Time Out

    The Scottish-Italian singer is still only 27, but he sounds (dare we say it) more mature and more accomplished. ‘Caustic Love’ may well recruit a new generation of Nutineers
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  13. 6.0 |   Uncut

    A game of classic soul dress-up. Print edition only

  14. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Nutini has grown up, and his music has grown up with him. Print edition only

  15. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    Overall, it sounds like Nutini is still fine-tuning his style
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  16. 6.0 |   The Arts Desk

    The majority of Caustic Love's soulful tones represent a pleasing progression from previous offerings
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  17. 6.0 |   The FT

    Self-transformation from genial troubadour with a big raspy voice to tight-trousered sex machine with a big raspy voice
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  18. 5.0 |   The Digital Fix

    The definition of patchy, Caustic Love's scattershot approach means the few jewels within are overshadowed by too many genuine clangers
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