"The footnotes for my nineteenth book. This is my standard procedure for doing it. And while I compose it, I'm also reviewing it"-Jeremy Hillary Boob Ph.D
If you're unfamiliar with Sir Paul McCartney's new album, NEW, read about them here and here .
This past year, ex-Beatle, Paul McCartney, went back into the studio to start recording his first solo album in six years! It was released today (December 3, 2013) that this new album was voted the fourth album of the year by Rolling Stone magazine.
"The sound of a 71-year-old Beatle getting back in the ring. McCartney plays to his strengths: Wings-like glam rock, Little Richard
howls and, yep, some remarkably Beatlesque pop tunes and George
Martin-ish arrangements (thanks partly to Martin's son, Giles, who
produced several tracks). "Early Days" challenges lingering
misconceptions about McCartney's role in the Beatles
("I don't see how they can remember/When they weren't where it was
at"). Sir Paul also engages 21st-century pop with sharp ears, bringing
in young-gun producers like Paul Epworth, Mark Ronson and Ethan Johns.
He even rocks a quasi-rap flow and some giddy, Gaga-style
stadium chants on "Queenie Eye." As Macca understands better than
almost anyone, rock & roll is fueled by a hunger for good times and
an ageless exuberance.
In late October, right after the albums release, NEW hit #3 in Billboard charts. Not only has NEW been successful for McCartney, but Paul was also awarded the "Best Individual Achievement of the Decade" by Vegfest UK Awards.
"The accolade was presented to Paul in recognition of his continued
championing of vegetarianism, such as through his work with the Meat Free Monday
campaign. The award was voted for by members of the public prior to the
London Vegfest which took place recently at Kensington Olympia." -Paul McCartney via Facebook
October 14, 2013 Paul McCartney released his NEW album in the UK and on the 15th released it in the US, find more information about this album here and here. Ten days later Paul has released his new music video for track number four, "Queenie Eye". The video was directed by Simon Aboud and shot at the beginning of the month in Studio 2 at Abbey Road Studios feautering celebrities like Kate Moss, Johnny Depp, Meryl Streep, Lily Cole, Tom Ford, Chris Pine, Jude Law, Sean Penn, and Alice Eve.
"Queenie Eye" was produced by Paul Epworth and was called "Jaw
Dropping" by Q Magazine. Paul was inspired to write the song after a
child hood chant from a street game, "Queenie Eye, Queenie Eye, who's
got the ball? I haven't got it, it isn't in my pocket. O-U-T spells OUT"
"It
came from a street game I used to play as a kid. Those kind of things
always stick with you. I always liked the rhythm of the chant"- Paul
McCartney
Paul's NEW album is placed #3 in Billboard Charts! All photos taken by Mary McCartney.
"15 songs from @PaulMcCartney tonight might have been the greatest thing ever" -Jimmy Kimmel via Twitter (@JimmyKimmel)
Last night, September 23, Paul McCartney preformed a free concert on Hollywood Boulevard for "Jimmy Kimmel Live!". You could of tuned in to "Jimmy Kimmel Live" last night to see Sir Paul McCartney preform 15 songs including;
Magical Mystery Tour
Save Us
Junior's Farm
Jet
New
Lady Madonna
Birthday
Another Day
Everybody Out There
Obla-De Obla-Da
Band On The Run
Back in the U.S.S.R
Day Tripper
Let It Be
Hey Jude
A total of 10,000 audience members were on the shut-down Hollywood Boulevard to hear the great ex-Beatle. It's also been released yesterday that Paul has come out with the final cover for his NEW album as well as tracklisting for the deluxe version. Both standard and deluxe albums will include;
Save Us
Alligator
On My Way To Work
Queenie Eye
Early Days
New
Appreciate
Everybody Out There
Hosanna
I Can Bet
Looking At Her
Road
The Deluxe features bonus track:
Turned Out
Get Me Out Of Here
McCartney has already preformed three songs, "Save Us", "New" and "Everybody Out There" from the new album on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and last weekend at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas.
Artwork information:
NEW album cover inspired by Dan Flavin with special thanks to Stephen Flavin
Logo and cover concept: Rebecca and Mike
Consultancy and design: YES
Cover Image: Ben Ib
Yesterday, September 13, 2013, Paul McCartney released the tracklisting for his new album, NEW which will be available on October 14(UK) or 15(US), to read more about his album check it out here.
NEW consists of 12 new tracks produced by Paul Epworth, Mark Ronson, Giles Martin, and Ethan Johns and was mixed by Mark 'Spike' Stent.
"The original idea was to go to a couple of producers whose work I loved, to see who I got on with best - but it turned out I got on with all of them! We made something really different with each producer, so I couldn't choose and ended up working with all four. We just had a good time in different ways."
The tracks are;
Photo credit to Mary McCartney
Save Us (produced by Paul Epworth)
Alligator (produced by Mark Ronson)
On My Way to Work (produced by Giles Martin)
Queenie Eye (produced by Paul Epworth)
Early Days (produced by Ethan Johns)
New (produced by Mark Ronson)
Appreciate (produced by Giles Martin)
Everybody Out There (produced by Giles Martin)
Hosanna (produced by Ethan Johns)
I Can Bet (produced by Giles Martin)
Looking At Her (produced by Giles Martin)
Road (produced by Giles Martin)
Making a total running time of 46 minutes and 11 seconds.
NEW was recorded in various studios; Henson Recording Studios, LA; Avatar Studios, New York; Abbey Road Studios, London; Air Studios, London; Wolf Tone Studios, London and Hog Hill Mill, East Sussex.
You can pre-order the album at Amazon and iTunes here;
Amazon- Here
iTunes- Here
"It's funny, when I play people the album they're surprised it's me. A lot of the tracks are quite varied and not necessarily in a style you'd recognise as mine. I didn't want it to all sound the same. I really enjoyed making this album. It's always great to get a chance to get into the studio with a bunch of new songs and I was lucky to work with some very cool producers. We had a lot of fun."
"...and it's the same with me. I'm more interested in playing than thinking about it."
On August 29,2013 Paul McCartney released some New music that is now available on iTunes, check it out here.
Last year Paul released Kisses On The Bottom, an album of old jazz songs
but It's been six years since Paul's last solo album which he wrote the
material for. NEW will be released this coming October (14th for UK
Fans and 15th for US Fans). It will be an album with 12 new tracks in
which Paul wrote with help from new collaborators who will be featured
on the album.
Listen to Paul's new song "New":
September 4 Paul spoke with NME about the new debut of NEW Surprisingly David Bowie has had some impact on the process of this album, giving as Paul said "A positive mood." David Bowie released his album The Next Day last March which had took over charts in the United Kingdom, although Paul did not get his inspiration for the album from David Bowie, in fact Paul was already a year into the idea and process of the album when Bowie's album was released. The article reads;
"People are always wondering what he's up to," McCartney said of Bowie, speaking in this week's NME, available digitally
and on newsstands from today (September 4). "You hear David's in New
York not doing much, then there are reports in the papers about health
scares and that he might not be doing anything again. And then he comes
out with that... and it really is a good album, with such freshness, and
yes, it is inspiring."( Read more on the NME interview here )
It was released that not only does NEW feature a range of collaborators but is being produced by the following four proudcers; Mark Ronson, Paul Epworth (Adele, Florence and the Machine), Ethan Johns and Beatles producer, George Martin's son, Giles.
"There was a
reason to work with each of these guys. Their age, well, it's good
working with younger people, but really I don't think about it. Age goes
away once you're in the studio."- Paul McCartney (NME September 4, 2013 interview)
NEW was recorded in a total of five months over the length of a year and six months and was mixed by Mark 'Spike' Stent. The recording for this album took place in various places like studios owned by producers, Abbey Road, and Paul's Hog Hill Mill Studio.
Paul has so far released four more track names not including "New"; "Alligator", "Save Us" (which he released in the NME interview), "Everybody Out There", and "Queenie Eye" (which he told The Sun)
What are you looking forward to in Paul's New Album?
