The Style Council ‎– Home & Abroad - The Style Council, Live!

The Style Council – Home & Abroad (The Style Council, Live!)

Captured at the height of their live evolution, Home & Abroad showcases The Style Council in full performance mode - leaner, looser, and more politically charged than their studio work, yet still rooted in sharp songwriting and melodic clarity. Fronted by Paul Weller, the set highlights a band that blends soul, jazz, and new wave influences into something distinctly their own on the UK music landscape of the 1980s.

The setlist draws heavily from the band’s early catalogue, with live renditions of “My Ever Changing Moods,” “Shout To The Top,” and “Walls Come Tumbling Down!” delivered with heightened urgency and audience energy. These performances strip back the studio polish in favour of raw dynamics and extended interplay, revealing the rhythmic backbone and social commentary embedded in the songwriting.

Collaborative pieces such as “The Lodgers” and “Homebreakers,” co-written with Mick Talbot, underline the duo’s creative partnership, where keyboard-led arrangements and Weller’s lyrical focus meet in a tight, responsive live setting. Elsewhere, tracks like “Internationalists” and “With Everything To Lose” reflect the band’s continued engagement with political and cultural themes, amplified by the immediacy of a live audience.

Home & Abroad stands as a document of transition - capturing a band refining its identity on stage while pushing beyond the constraints of genre. It’s energetic, direct, and very much of its time, while still carrying the songwriting strength that defined their studio output.

Tracklist:

A1. My Ever Changing Moods
A2. The Lodgers
A3. Head Start For Happiness
A4. (When You) Call Me
A5. The Whole Point Of No Return
B1. With Everything To Lose
B2. Homebreakers
B3. Shout To The Top
B4. Walls Come Tumbling Down!
B5. Internationalists