Paul Weller: Wake Up the Nation | CD review

The dad-rock king's discontent with modern life should come as no surprise. But what is shocking – and thrilling – is that his avant-garde phase continues apace, says Alexis PetridisOn his 25th studio album takes a matter of minutes for Paul Weller to slip into grumpy old codger mode. "Get your face out the Facebook, and turn off the phone," he grumbles, which rather suggests that, like Peter Kay's grandmother insisting on the existence of something called the "tinternet", Paul Wel...

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