Rolling Stone
Paul McCartney Delivers a Playful Gem with ‘McCartney III’
His latest recalls the pastoral, laid-back sound of 1970 solo debut
By
Mary McCartney*
Every decade should kick off with a Paul McCartney one-man-band album — and this one needs it more than most.
McCartney III carries on his tradition of homemade solo records, in the mode of his acoustic 1970 debut and his 1980 synth-pop oddity
McCartney II. Like its two predecessors, it’s Macca at his most playful. He’s not sweating about being a legend, a genius, or a Beatle — just a family man kicking back in quarantine, writing a few songs to keep his juices flowing. Like the rest of us, he’s been in lockdown, hanging out on his daughter’s farm, grandchildren on his knee, strumming his acoustic guitar in the English summer sun. It’s the warmest and friendliest of quarantine albums — it’s basically