The Sophisticated Summer Jam

Style Council, City Pop, Sade, and second-half vibes

The greatest trick some record store employee ever played on me was when I was younger and they simply labeled a Style Council “Paul Weller of the Jam” on a copy of Introducing The Style Council by the Style Council. I was 15, had just enough money to buy one record, and I figured if it said Paul Weller was in it, then it was likely going to sound like …