If you didn't know Paolo Nutini was a child of the 1980s, you'd likely assume his recordings were a throwback to some bygone period—a time of vinyl LPs, analog studios and sublime brass session players. When he emerged in the mid­­-2000s, he was still in his teens and traded in crisply strummed heartbreak ballads. As Nutini has matured, his music has evolved into a gloriously atmospheric riff on blue­­-eyed soul, as he fashions a new­ school interpretation of that warm, late-­'60s/early-­'70s sound with rich arrangements and near­ falsetto vocals.