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Paolo Nutini: A Vulnerable Voice, Singing From Another Era

Paolo Nutini's new album is called Caustic Love. Shamil Tanna/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Paolo Nutini: A Vulnerable Voice, Singing From Another Era

As a kid, Scottish soul singer Paolo Nutini fell in love with male harmony groups like The Drifters. He says the fragility on those old recordings inspired the sound of his new album, Caustic Love.

Paolo Nutini: A Vulnerable Voice, Singing From Another Era

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Fish 'N' Chips Slinger Turned Singer Paolo Nutini
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Fish 'N' Chips Slinger Turned Singer Paolo Nutini

When you close your eyes and listen to Paolo Nutini's new album, Sunny Side Up, you can hear the echoes of Bob Marley, Otis Redding or a young Dean Martin. Nutini grew up in Scotland, and as Scott Simon found out, he is very, very Scottish.

Fish 'N' Chips Slinger Turned Singer Paolo Nutini

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