T in the Park review: Paolo Nutini, Main Stage, 3.30pm

Published on Saturday 11 July 2009 19:39

Sometimes at music festivals there's a perfect moment when everything just comes together. Paolo Nutini found his in the beating sun of Saturday afternoon.

He shimmied on, waving his Saltire in front of him, and blasted straight into New Shoes. The crowd loved it, singing along, word perfect, and the Paisley boy looked very pleased with himself.

"Thanks, man," he drawled. He might sound Scottish when he sings but there's more than a hint of a transatlantic twang when he talks. Stomping through Pencil Full of Lead, with harmonicas and ukuleles agogo, it sounded like a cross between a New Orleans ragtime band and a hootenanny, the perfect soundtrack for a summer's day.

Then, with Phil Cunningham on stage for High Hopes and Growing Up Beside You, it got even better. Cutting edge? Not a chance, but when he sang "I love you more and more" and the crowd sang it back, it sounded like everyone meant it.

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