The former Jam frontman’s covers album reflects impeccable taste but offers less in terms of nuance or invention
Cover albums have long occupied an uneasy space in an artist’s catalogue – often viewed as the preserve of the creatively adrift, or a placeholder between more serious projects. They can feel like the easy option: a shortcut to audience approval for a new act, or a hastily arranged novelty for Radio 1’s Live Lounge. Jazz musicians typically avoid scrutiny, their reinterpretations framed as reimagination rather than retreat. But where does that leave Paul Weller? In the case of Find El Dorado, it’s somewhere in between…
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