Wake Up The Nation: CD

Reflecting the urgency and claustrophobia of city life, Paul’s 10th solo album dispensed with the acoustic, folky and pastoral influences of his recent work and introduced more jagged rock styles with angry, urban and metallic influences. Considered experimental, “Wake Up The Nation” is packed with mostly short songs with a searing sense of adventure. However, amongst the experimentation, Jam fans will love the tightly wound collaboration with Bruce Foxton on ‘Fast Car/Slow Traffic’ and the dense dangerous heartbeat and militaristic sound collage of ‘7&3 Is the Strikers Name’ (featuring My Bloody Valentine’s Kevin Shields).