It's fair to say pop hero Jovanotti is fond of trying new things. Never content to stick with just one sound, his back catalogue—hugely popular in his native Italy—comprises a startlingly confident journey through musical genres, most of which would seem at odds with one another, or beyond the reach of other pop performers. And yet he appears perfectly at home trying out brash James Brown-style funk, gentle bossanova, cocky swing-inflected hip-hop, or mature cantautore balladry, *resulting in a songbook whose pages each have a distinct and compelling story.