{"id":7021,"date":"2025-05-22T13:47:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T12:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=7021"},"modified":"2025-05-22T14:18:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T13:18:36","slug":"paul-weller-announces-new-album-of-covers-find-el-dorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=7021","title":{"rendered":"Paul Weller announces new album of cover versions &#8216;Find El Dorado&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>PAUL WELLER&#8217;s cover versions&#8230; the <em>Shindig!<\/em> selection. ANDY MORTEN chooses 20 of the best from the prolific artist&#8217;s recent past.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7022\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7022\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7022\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PW-launch-photo-credit_-Dean-Chalkley-copy-683x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PW-launch-photo-credit_-Dean-Chalkley-copy-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PW-launch-photo-credit_-Dean-Chalkley-copy-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PW-launch-photo-credit_-Dean-Chalkley-copy-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PW-launch-photo-credit_-Dean-Chalkley-copy-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PW-launch-photo-credit_-Dean-Chalkley-copy-1365x2048.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PW-launch-photo-credit_-Dean-Chalkley-copy-scaled.jpeg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7022\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul Weller,Dean Chalkley,Parlophone,music,<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Black Sheep Boy: Covers by Paul Weller. A Shindig! playlist \" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/4AX3O7t9Wlh8bSWJIN8MNu?si=b10077e39e524239&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>Yesterday\u2019s exciting announcement that Paul Weller\u2019s next album <i>Find El Dorado<\/i> will be a set of covers \u2013 his second, following 2004\u2019s <i>Studio 150 \u2013 <\/i>had us<i>\u00a0<\/i>eagerly digesting the tracklist, which includes <i>Shindig!<\/i>-friendly deep cuts by Richie Havens, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Bee Gees, Duncan Browne and more. Versions of UK art-pop songwriter Brian Protheroe\u2019s 1974 hit <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3cN9Sso8D-4?si=rTGoljwMKc5Ym3Q4\">\u2018Pinball\u2019<\/a> and obscure French band The Guerillas\u2019 1969 folk-funk gem <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SVGJhrouOr0?si=VmGbCbmXdRNsP4If\">\u2018Lawdy Rolla\u2019<\/a> are available on your favourite streaming platforms now, with a limited seven-inch in nifty replica company sleeve to follow on 20th June.<\/div>\n<div>While we wait, enjoy our 20-track dip into songs covered by Weller live and in the studio during his 33-year solo career.<\/div>\n<div><i>Find El Dorado<\/i> is out on 25th July on Parlophone<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<span class=\"synved-social-container synved-social-container-share\"><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F7021&#038;t=Paul%20Weller%20announces%20new%20album%20of%20cover%20versions%20%E2%80%98Find%20El%20Dorado%E2%80%99&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F7021&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F05%2FScreenshot-2025-05-21-at-17.58-copy.jpg&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Paul%20Weller%20announces%20new%20album%20of%20cover%20versions%20%E2%80%98Find%20El%20Dorado%E2%80%99\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F7021&#038;text=New%20post%20on%20our%20site\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Paul%20Weller%20announces%20new%20album%20of%20cover%20versions%20%E2%80%98Find%20El%20Dorado%E2%80%99&#038;body=New%20post%20on%20our%20site:%20https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F7021\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PAUL WELLER&#8217;s cover versions&#8230; the Shindig! selection. ANDY MORTEN chooses 20 of the best from the prolific artist&#8217;s recent past. Yesterday\u2019s exciting announcement that Paul Weller\u2019s next album Find El Dorado will be a set of covers \u2013 his second, following 2004\u2019s Studio 150 \u2013 had us\u00a0eagerly digesting the tracklist, which includes Shindig!-friendly deep cuts [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7023,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[522,1197],"class_list":["post-7021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music-videos","tag-paul-weller","tag-paul-wellers-cover-versions"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7021"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7021\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7033,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7021\/revisions\/7033"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}