Adrian Spinelli April 15, 2021Updated: April 15, 2021, 11:54 am
Sharon Van Etten performs at the Treasure Island Music Festival in Oakland in 2018. Photo: Gabrielle Lurie, The Chronicle
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NEW ALBUMS
Paul McCartney, “III Imagined” (Capitol)
In December, McCartney released the stripped-down solo release “III,” which he produced and recorded during what he called the “rockdown” period in his Sussex farmhouse studio.
Now, in yet another display of his timeless creative spark, he has curated a cast of artists to cover and reimagine cuts from that album for the new “III Imagined.” He clearly has an ear for today’s best artists, as the 12 songs include versions by the multitalented rapper Anderson .Paak, world soul trio Khruangbin, Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn, indie rocker Phoebe Bridgers, art pop multi-instrumentalist Blood Orange and R&B rapper Dominic Fike. Others, like St. Vincent’s rework of “Women
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