Wake Up The Nation
Modfather gets his weird on
Ed Power, 16 Apr 2010
Admittedly, Weller at times approaches grumpy geezer self-parody (“Get your face off of Facebook and turn off your phone,” he mutters on the title track). Mostly, though, he’s interested in upsetting expectations and venturing into unexplored territory. If only his old Britpop drinking partners were so interested in veering off the beaten track.
Ed Power
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