Musician Paul Weller says guitar music is in an insipid state with only a few individuals honing their craft.
The 58-year-old former Jam frontman struggles to think of many rock bands that have caught his attention lately and says he is more of a fan of hip-hop like Kendrick Lamar, with the exception of singer/songwriter Lucy Rose and his pals in Syd Arthur and Savoy Motel, reported NME magazine.
"I find it insipid at the moment. I can't think of any guitar bands, English bands anyway, at the moment. I quite like an American band called Savoy Motel; I like their last record. And Syd Arthur I really love - they're mates as well, I really like them," Paul says.
"Lucy Rose has got a new album coming out in the next few months that's really great. There are a lot of great individual records and individuals really.
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