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Credit: Sonny McCartney The story of Paul McCartney‘s self-titled trilogy is that of legend these days. The first in the collection, ‘McCartney’, was recorded solo at home by the Beatle during the band’s turbulent final period, offering a lo-fi outlet and away from the spotlight. He’s since claimed that the then-rudimentary recording equipment (largely pieced together entirely by Macca on a four-track tape, with contributions from wife Linda) resulted in one of the first ever “indie” albums. A decade later, a sequel followed. This time, ‘McCartney II’ was a freaky, out-there...

Third time's the charm from old charmer Sir Paul Third time's the charm from old charmer Sir Paul Normal text size When he finds himself in times of trouble, Beatle Paul self-isolates. McCartney, his DIY debut, was launched like a solo escape pod as his first band imploded in a fiery ball in 1970. McCartney II whisked him from the wreckage of Wings in 1980, a debacle hastened by his Tokyo prison stint for cannabis possession. Now, with pleasing numerology, McCartney III carries him through the deadly COVID-19 scare of 2020. As on the others, he plays and produces everything here with a gle...

Birding: Far-flung visitor has been putting on a show The rock wren first sighted in Ogunquit in late November is commonly found in the Western half of North America. By HERB WILSON Share The rock wren that arrived in Ogunquit on Nov. 27 marked only the second time the species had been seen and identified in Maine. The first was in 2013. Doug Hitchcox photo It was just two years ago that Maine’s first great black hawk was making itself at home in Deering Oak Parks in Portland. This rarity was a most cooperative bird, happily feeding on squirrels and rats while dozens of fascinated peopl...

Verdict: The Fab One Rating: Paul McCartney's two previous all-solo albums arrived at pivotal moments. The first, 50 years ago, was a rough-and-ready affair made as the Beatles were falling bitterly to pieces. The second, in 1980, came as his next band, Wings, were crumbling. Now we have McCartney III, made 'in rockdown' as Macca was quarantining with family members in Sussex. This was to have been the year he returned in triumph to Glastonbury: instead he found himself writing songs alone on guitar, piano, an old Fab Four mellotron and the double bass used on Elvis Presley's early hits. Rec...

Paul McCartney is my absolute hero. Does that make me biased when reviewing his latest release? Shit yeah. But that doesn’t mean I can’t be objective. Paul used his time in lockdown, nay, “rockdown”, wisely, recording his third “solo” (i.e. writing, playing and producing) album. Returning to some half-written potential future classics, he gradually built upon them, layer by layer, using some of rock’s most iconic instruments, including (natch) his Hofner bass, the Mellotron keyboard used on Strawberry Fields Forever, and a double bass that belonged to Bill Black, which Linda had...