A little over 2 weeks after this performance aired, Paul will be releasing his latest studio album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane. While I loved McCartney III, really, this is his first full-scale studio effort since 2018. Andrew Watts is lead producer, and while I have been fine enough with the production of the singles, his work really brought them down for me, just like he did for the last Rolling Stones album and ESPECIALLY on the Elton John / Brandi Carlile record. He is both a producer for modern hits as well as legacy acts, but through the majority of both of those sides of his work, I think he makes songs sound very dead and lifeless. I have my concerns for how this album will sound, but still, I am incredibly excited. I think Paul wrote this album as if it's last ever. We have no way of knowing if it will be, but that mentality seems to be a part of everything so far. If his memory was ALMOST full, now it is.
The album also seems made for vinyl, while everything from the 90s on of his (besides McCartney III) has been intended for a CD release. It is 14 tracks on a single disc, which is a very uncommon package nowadays, but was what The Beatles did. Usually, his modern albums have taken up a little bit more time than one vinyl record, taking full advantage of CD, but not here! I am imagining the vinyl being added to a shelf, that holds people's original copies of Beatles records. I don't fully know why but that feeling of being "made for vinyl" has completely shaped how I see this release. Mediums shape the music that goes onto them.
1. Days We Left Behind
2. Band on the Run
3. Coming Up
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