Paul Weller shares breezy new single ‘Village’

Listen to ‘Village’ below:

The single will land on Weller’s upcoming new album ‘On Sunset’, which is due to arrive on June 19, and will mark his first record on Polydor Records.

He’ll support the release with a string of shows, which were recently rescheduled due to the coronavrius pandemic. See the new dates below.

OCTOBER 2020

Sun October 25 2020 – Belfast, Ulster Hall
Mon October 26 2020 – Dublin, Olympia Theatre
Tue October 27 2020 – Dublin, Olympia Theatre
Thu October 29 2020 – Plymouth, Plymouth Pavilions
Fri October 30 2020 – Southampton, O2 Guildhall Southampton
Sat October 31 2020 – Brighton, Brighton Centre

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NOVEMBER 2020

Mon November 02 2020 – Hull, Hull Bonus Arena
Tue November 03 2020 – York, York Barbican
Thu November 05 2020 – Leicester, De Montfort Hall
Fri November 06 2020 – Leicester, De Montfort Hall
Sat November 07 2020 – Blackburn, King Georges Hall
Mon November 09 2020 – Carlisle Sands Centre
Tue November 10 2020 – Manchester, O2 Apollo
Thu November 12 2020 – Dundee, Caird Hall
Fri November 13 2020 – Newcastle Upon Tyne, O2 City Hall
Sat November 14 2020 – Newcastle Upon Tyne, O2 City Hall
Mon November 16 2020 – Edinburgh, Usher Hall
Tue November 17 2020 – Bradford, St Georges Hall
Thu November 19 2020 – London, O2 Academy Brixton
Fri November 20 2020 – London, O2 Forum Kentish Town
Sat November 21 2020 – London, O2 Forum

MARCH 2021

Fri March 05 2021 – Cambridge, Corn Exchange
Sat March 06 2021 – Norwich, Norwich U.E.A.
Sun March 07 2021 – Southend, Cliffs Pavilion
Tue March 09 2021 – Llandudno, Venue Cymru
Thu March 11 2021 – Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough Town Hall
Fri March 12 2021 – Glasgow, Barrowland
Sat March 13 2021 – Aberdeen, Music Hall
Mon March 15 2021 – Stoke, Victoria Hall
Tue March 16 2021 – Liverpool, Eventim Olympia
Wed March 17 2021 – Oxford, New Theatre
Fri March 19 2021 – Margate, Margate Winter Gardens
Sat March 20 2021 – Portsmouth, Guildhall

Meanwhile, Paul Weller has hailed the “amazing” talent of Amy Winehouse while talking about his experience of collaborating with the late artist.

Weller was speaking to Lauren Laverne in March as part of BBC 6 Music Festival, which is was being held in Camden Town for its 2020 edition.

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Skepta – Man lyrics

[Pre-Hook]
I don’t know why man’s callin’ me family all of a sudden
Like hmm, my mum don’t know your mum
Stop telling man you’re my cousin
I got day ones and I got new ones
No fake ones, trust no one
It’s Boy Better Know ’til I die
Tryna run up in the bank like Bonnie and Clyde

[Hook]
Cause man get money with the gang
Man get girls with the gang
Man eat food with the gang
Man talk slang so the feds
Can’t work out what I just said to a man
Told me you was a big fan but the first thing you said when you saw me is “Can I get a pic for the gram?”
I was like “Nah, sorry man”
I only socialize with the crew and the gang

[Verse 1]
Woah, guess who’s back
Came a long way from sittin’ in the flats
Came a long way from when whites never used to mix with blacks
Now all my white niggas and my black mates, we got the game on smash
I used to rate your page on MySpace but you never stayed on track
Upset cause your wife is a fan, she done with a little boy
Now she wants to be with a man
Told my accountant “Do me a transfer, cause I wanna buy some land”
You and I have got different plans
Real mad man, I might go Saint Ann’s
No Triple A pass, no wristbands
You are not mandem, you are not gang

[Skit]
Tracksuit Mafia, Boy Better Know
My ones, my team
Meridian, bad blocks
London boys, active boys
You get me?

[Hook]
Man get money with the gang
Man get girls with the gang
Man eat food with the gang
Man talk slang so the feds
Can’t work out what I just said to a man
Told me you was a big fan but the first thing you said when you saw me is “Can I get a pic for the gram?”
I was like “Nah, sorry man”
I only socialize with the crew and the gang

[Verse 2]
They wanna see me drown
Tryna hold the mandem down
Cause I shutdown Shoreditch car park
And I got bars like Camden Town
Out there tryna survive on the streets
Tryin’ not to get killed by the police
And I be schoolin’ MC’s
Nobody leaves ’til half-past-three
This year I’mma teach them a lesson
Tell Grace don’t reply to those emails
Nah, I don’t wanna do no sessions
It’s like them man have got an obsession with my style of expression
But in public, never hear my name mentioned
Catch them at the nightclub entrance
Always seekin’ attention
But I be inside, tryna get burse
Lookin’ all cool like Herc
Dressed like I just come from P.E
You’re dressed like you just come from church
Better do your research
You don’t wanna hear my verse come after your verse
MCs act brand new cause they got a little money in their purse
So you had a good solo career?
Had a few big songs over the years?
Back then you was a real Top Boy
But right now fam, nobody cares
Walked in the club, everybody’s like
“Who is he? Why is he walkin’ around with security?”
You know the postcode when you’re talkin’ road
Better know that I speak that fluently

[Pre-Hook]
I don’t know why man’s callin’ me family all of a sudden
Like hmm, my mum don’t know your mum
Stop telling man you’re my cousin
I got day ones and I got new ones
No fake ones, trust no one
It’s Boy Better Know ’til I die
Tryna run up in the bank like Bonnie and Clyde
Cause

[Hook]
Man get money with the gang
Man get girls with the gang
Man eat food with the gang
Man talk slang to the feds
Can’t work out what I just said to a man
Told me you was a big fan but the first thing you said when you saw me is “Can I get a pic for the gram?”
I was like “Nah, sorry man”
I only socialize with the crew and the gang