Paul McCartney Has A New Album In The Works; Dropping This December

Among the string of stars that’ve all staked their claim on the spotlight with new album announcements, there stands one strong contender: the one, the only, Paul McCartney. 

The former Beatles member recently announced that he will release a third album, serving as the long-awaited sequel to McCartney’s self-titled 1970 solo debut, “Maybe I’m Amazed”.  While the artist had no intention of dropping a new project this year, during time spent in lockdown, he dug out some old musical sketches and ultimately decided to craft them into new pieces of music. 

‘McCartney III’: The Formation

Speaking of the new gems he churned out during quarantine, McCartney commented, “I was living lockdown life on my farm with my family and I would go to my studio every day, I had to do a little bit of work on some film music and that turned into the opening track and then when it was done I thought what will I do next?”

“I had some stuff I’d worked on over the years. But sometimes time would run out and it would be left half-finished so I started thinking about what I had. Each day I’d start recording with the instrument I wrote the song on and then gradually layer it all up, it was a lot of fun.  It was about making music for yourself rather than making music that has to do a job. So, I just did stuff I fancied doing. I had no idea this would end up as an album.”

In a strange turn of events, this lockdown period has in fact proved to be quite productive for a number of artists. We’ve been gifted anthems of self-love, quarantine-themed tracks and so much more. So, it’s worth noting that the music world has adapted quite well to the new norm. 

McCartney also took to social media to put out a few brief teasers on his upcoming album. They all feature shots of Paul strumming a groovy tune on his guitar, dabbling with a bit of production, drums, piano and vocals. The words that blast on screen give us a little more context as they read, ‘Written by…Performed by…Produced by…McCartney’

“McCartney III” will make its landing on December 11th and like Capitol Records rightly commented, the king is indeed back. 

By: Nina Karun