Paul McCartney Announces New Album, Drops Single “Days We Left Behind”
‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane,’ McCartney's 18th solo album, will come out May 29th.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Paul McCartney is back with new music, as the legendary Beatles co-founder dropped “Days We Left Behind” on Thursday, the lead single for his newly announced upcoming 18th studio album The Boys of Dungeon Lane . The Boys of Dungeon Lane marks the singer’s first album in over five years, following 2020’s McCartney III . A press release for the album and single describes the music as an introspective look back for McCartney regarding his childhood in Liverpool and his days before the Beatles had taken off as the biggest band in the world. The album will come out May 29. Related Stories Movies 'Man on the Run' Review: An Exuberant and Deftly Crafted Portrait of Paul McCartney's Post-Beatles Second Act Movies Paul Mescal Supports Paul McCartney at Doc Event as Musician Jokes About Beatles Success: "We Did OK" In a statement, McCartney called “Days We Left Behind” “a memory song for me.” “The album title, The Boys of Dungeon Lane , comes from a lyric in this track,” McCartney said. “I was thinking just that, about the days I left behind and I do often wonder if I’m just writing about the past but then I think how can you write about anything else? It’s just a lot of memories of Liverpool. It involves a bit in the middle about John and Forthlin Road which is the street I used to live in. Dungeon Lane is near there. I used to live in a place called Speke which is quite working class. We didn’t have much at all but it didn’t matter because all the people were great and you didn’t notice you didn’t have much.” Per the release, the album is five years in the making, coming after McCartney spoke with producer Andrew Watt over tea. McCartney was fiddling around on a guitar and played a chord he didn’t recognize, and after figuring it out, Watt suggeste...
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