Details of reported Paul McCartney listening session for new album revealed
Steve Marinucci
August 7, 2013
A new advance report of a reported listening session that revealed what can be expected on the next Paul McCartney album surfaced Aug. 7 on East Village Radio.com.
According to author David Koral, bits and pieces of rough mixes from five new songs on the new album were previewed in New York at Hell's Kitchen's Avatar Studios by McCartney's manager Scott Rodger, who called the songs McCartney's "best work since the late ’70s.”
Koral said neither the songs nor the album itself have titles, but he described them as “a confident, cohesive style reminiscent of the beautiful songs we grew up with.” The songs were compared to his work on “Penny Lane,” “Come and Get It” and even “Free As a Bird.” McCartney has 21 songs recorded between Abbey Road, his home studio and the Hell's Kitchen studio that could go on the album.
The album, likely to be released in October according to the story, will be the product of a quartet of producers – Paul Epworth, Mark Ronson, Ethan Johns and Giles Martin. Ronson's name has been mentioned several times in the past as working on the album.
An earlier internet-originated track list for the new album was revealed by Beatles Examiner in April to be a fraud. The track listing had circulated on Facebook and on Beatles and McCartney websites.
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Another Bend in Paul McCartney's Winding Road; Thoughts on Macca's NYC Listening Session Last Night
Thu, 18 Jul 2013
It should be no surprise to anyone that Paul McCartney’s been very busy in recent years; his work ethic is well known. But for anyone wondering what he’s been up to lately, it’s likely we’ll be seeing the fruits of his labors with the new album headed our way this October. With a little help from his friends—producers Paul Epworth, Mark Ronson, Ethan Johns and Giles Martin—Paul has turned out twenty-one new songs, and it’s anyone’s guess if any more are still in the making. Most of the finished tracks were laid down at his home studio in Sussex, some were recorded at Abbey Road and still others were done here in New York at Hell's Kitchen's Avatar Studios, where last night his manager, Scott Rodger, auditioned rough mixes of five new tunes.
The songs still have no titles; nor does the album, for that matter. According to Scott, these random samples of what has been completed so far were not played in any precise order or selected for any particular reason. Nevertheless, what he wished to make clear in his preface to the listening session was his opinion that the music ultimately to be included on this forthcoming album is Paul’s "best work since the late ’70s".
The sound through the monitors was somewhat indistinct, but in the selections we heard, what came through clearly was a confident, cohesive style reminiscent of the beautiful songs we grew up with. Paul’s signature descending bass line is still thumping along, while the guitar tone packs gritty and muscle; his voice still flies up and down the scale with staccato quips and simple moral messages that come across like brotherly advice. Culling elements from past masters, such as Penny Lane, Come and Get It, or even the contributions he made to John Lennon’s Free as a Bird, Paul McCartney has brought into bold relief the influence he’s had on so many other artists, from ELO to Squeeze to Tears for Fears.
Manager Scott Rodger made the point that two of the producers involved with this latest project are sons of producers Paul has worked with in the past: Giles Martin, whose father, George, was present for some of the Beatles’ greatest achievements; and Ethan Johns, whose father, Glyn, brought to life music by the Beatles and the Who. It is as if Paul has completed a circle, Rodger remarked. He concluded the brief listening session with the observation that if we were to make a tally of all the work Paul has completed with the Beatles, Wings, and on his own, as well as the oratorios he has composed in recent years, we would come up with no less than 53 albums’ worth of music. Which gives rise to the question, do we need another McCartney album? Need may not be the right verb; enjoy is more like it.
~ David Koral
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PAUL MCCARTNEY’S DRUMMER TEASES NEW ALBUM
by Jeff Giles
July 9, 2013
It’s been six years since Paul McCartney released an album of original material. But according to his longtime drummer Abe Laboriel, Jr., the former Beatle has written plenty of new songs since then.
Telling the Boston Globe that McCartney kicked off sessions for his next LP with “a wealth of material,” Laboriel hinted that whenever the new collection of songs is completed, it could end up being one of McCartney’s more eclectic efforts.
“It’s exciting,” he told the paper. “A lot of different styles. It’s very youthful — aggressively rock at times, and singer-songwriter, insular and intimate, at others.”
It’s the latest in a series of McCartney records that Laboriel has been a part of, starting with 2001′s ‘Driving Rain,’ which he says was recorded during a period when McCartney — coping with the recent death of his wife Linda — “wanted to start fresh … I think he just wanted to see what was out there.” These days, said Laboriel, “Even if he’s making a little fruit salad, he’s humming a tune or whistling away. The music doesn’t stop around him. It’s beautiful.”
In the meantime, Laboriel and the band have a string of concert dates with their famous boss. McCartney may be the senior member of the group, but that doesn’t mean he’s getting tired. “He has boundless energy,” said Laboriel. “At the end of an almost three-hour show, I’m completely wiped out. I’ve run the marathon. It’s amazing — he’s still bouncing around.”
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