Album review: Paolo Nutini, Last Night in the Bittersweet

The Scottish singer takes a dazzling walk on the experimental side with his new record 

Paolo Nutini reveals some unexpected delights on Last Night in the Bittersweet

★★★★☆

With his matinee idol looks and Rod Stewart-esque voice it was easy to dismiss Paolo Nutini early in his career as just another crooning heartthrob. But his fourth album – and first in eight years – takes a blow-torch to that perception.