NEW
Paul McCartney’s first album of original material in six years lives up to its *NEW* title. Recorded in part at London’s Abbey Road Studios and with a fleet of top-notch producers, from Mark Ronson (Amy Winehouse) and Paul Epworth (Adele) to Ethan Johns (Kings of Leon) and Giles Martin (son of Beatles producer Sir George Martin), *NEW* pulses with current energy and legendary talent. Coming after the sunset-feel of 2007’s *Memory Almost Full* and a 2012 album of traditional pop and jazz standards (*Kisses on the Bottom*), *NEW* isn\'t the sound of a 71-year-old rocker but of a vital musician hitting his spots. Aside from the Beatles history lesson of “Early Days,” McCartney focuses on a musical authority and melodic sensibility that’s timeless and up to date. A sense of psychedelia filters through tracks like “Save Us,” “Alligator,” “New,\" and “Everybody Out There,” along with a sense that he’s only getting started.
There isn’t a cut on Paul McCartney's 24th studio album*—*featuring production work from Mark Ronson and Paul Epworth—that doesn’t make a compelling argument for him continuing to produce music. New is an LP that pushes hard against the popular conception of what a Paul McCartney record is supposed to sound like.
Still going strong at 71, Sir Paul turns in an enjoyable effort that breaks little new ground
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Paul McCartney's new album, appropriately (for now) titled New, is the former Beatle's first album of all new songs since Memory Almost Full (2007).
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Paul McCartney's jaunty, melodic 16th solo album, New, proves the former Beatle's talent is timeless