Written, composed, and produced by Paul McCartney

Cover Art and Typography by Ed Ruscha

Cover Portrait by Mary McCartney

Made in Rockdown

50 years following the release of his self-titled first solo albumMcCartney, featuring Paul playing every instrument and writing and recording every song,Paul McCartney will releaseMcCartney IIIon December 11th.Paul hadnt planned to release an album in 2020, but in the isolation of ‘Rockdown,’ he soon found himself fleshing out some existing musical sketches and creating even more new ones.Before long an eclectic collectionof spontaneous songswould becomeMcCartney III:a stripped-back, self-produced and, quite literally, solo work marking the opening of a new decade, in the tradition of 1970sMcCartneyand 1980sMcCartney II. Recorded earlier this year in Sussex (UK),McCartney IIIis mostly built from live takes of Paul on vocals and guitar or piano, overdubbing his bass playing, drumming, etc. atop that foundation.McCartney IIIspans a vast and intimate range of modes and moods, from soul-searchingto wistful, fromplayful to raucousand all points between capturedwith some ofthe same gear from Pauls Rude Studio used as far back as 1971 Wings sessions.And Paul’s array ofvintage instruments he played on the new album have an even more storied history, including Bill Black of Elvis Presley’s original trio’s double bass alongside Paul’s owniconic Hofner violin bass, and a mellotron from Abbey Road Studios used on Beatles recordings,to name but a few. Just asMcCartneys1970 release marked Pauls return to basics in the wake of the biggest band break-up in musical history, and the 1980 avant-gardemasterpieceMcCartney IIrose from the ashes of Wings,McCartney IIIfinds Paul back on his own,turning unexpected circumstances into a personal snapshot of a timeless artist at a unique point in history.