By Mark Savage BBC Music Correspondent Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Lewis Capaldi’s launching, Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent, was the UK’s biggest-selling album of 2019 Lewis Capaldi has a issue. “I simply desire to state now, I have no brand-new music to play you,” he informs the Latitude Festival, 2 tunes into his heading set. “I rescheduled a lot of reveals last year duetothefactthat I was like, ‘Guys, I requirement to surface my brand-new album’,” he describes. “And I was expected to do it, however I am badly lazy. “So we’re simply going to play you all of the old things,” he states, triggering a substantial cheer. “I’m delighted you takepleasurein it,” he deadpans, “because it’s all we’ve got.” The Scottish vocalist was initially due to heading Latitude 2 years ago, as part of a success lap for his Brit Award-winning launching album, Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent. But even after 24 months out the spotlight, he draws the greatest crowd of the celebration’s opening day – a task that does not go undetected. “Thanks for coming back in this lotsof numbers,” states the star. “I constantly get the sensation individuals haveactually forgotten us.” Capaldi’s lovelorn ballads might not be speculative or complex, however they resonate like a drum. Fans of all ages yelp the tunes of Hold Me While You Wait and Before You Go with their eyes screwed shut, feelings gushing through their veins. But Capaldi – looking and sounding ever more like Andrew Strong in The Commitments – sings them muchbetter than anybody. His untouched rasp communicates every damaged heartbreak with surprising clearness even when, towards the end, he begins to stress versus the high notes. Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The vocalist fleshed out his set with a cover of Vanessa Carlton’s A Thousand Miles Aware that his product can be heavy-going, he stresses the set with self-deprecating humour. Spotting a indication that motivates him to take his top off, he reacts: “Please do not objectify me, Latitude. I am not a piece of meat, I am a sentient human being.” Later on, he takes his top off anyhow, happily revealing off his “lockdo
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