Each song on Jack Savoretti’s fourth album was recorded the day it was written and that sense of purpose rings through his folk-rock, whether it’s the title track’s cry for revolution, “The Other Side of Love”’s rhythmic energy or the measured, irrepressible swell of “Home”. More direct than 2012’s rootsy Before the Storm, Written In Scars documents the years of frustration and contract hassles that have marked Savoretti’s career and his world-weary tones add satisfying grit to the pop hooks.