Paul Weller unveils 'Fat Pop'

On May 14, Paul Weller releases "Fat Pop (Volume 1)," his 16th solo album since 1992. It arrives just under a year after June 2020’s UK chart-topping On Sunset. 

A video for “Cosmic Fringes” which can be viewed here.

During spring last year, after his tour dates were postponed, Paul Weller needed something else to focus on. With many ideas for new songs stored on his phone, Paul started to record them on his own with just vocals, piano, and guitar which he’d send to his core band members (drummer Ben Gordelier, Steve Cradock on guitar, and bassist Andy Crofts) to add their parts. The band reconvened at Weller’s Black Barn studio in Surrey when restrictions were lifted to finish the work.

"Fat Pop (Volume 1)" – Paul adding the “Volume 1” to keep options open for a second volume in the future includes “Moving Canvas” (a tribute to Iggy Pop) and guests like Lia Metcalfe, a young Liverpudlian singer with The Mysterines who also co-wrote "True." Andy Fairweather-Low adds vocals to “Testify” and Paul’s daughter Leah co-wrote and features on “Shades Of Blue” - the first single taken from the album. Hannah Peel adds string scores to “Cobweb Connections” and “Still Glides The Stream.”

"Fat Pop" comes in several formats:

Standard CD
Individual exclusive cassettes for Indie Record Stores and Paul’s artist store
Individual exclusive colored vinyl for Amazon, Indie Record Stores, and Paul’s artist store
Black Heavyweight vinyl
Exclusive picture disc vinyl

Deluxe Formats which include Fat Pop, Mid-Sömmer Musik (the live special from November last year), and bonus tracks:
3 CD Box Set
3 LP Box set – heavyweight black vinyl

Track listing:

COSMIC FRINGES

TRUE
FAT POP
SHADE OF BLUE
GLAD TIMES
COBWEB / CONNECTIONS
TESTIFY
THAT PLEASURE
FAILED
MOVING CANVAS
IN BETTER TIMES
STILL GLIDES THE STREAM

paulweller.com