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McCartney II
Electronic · 1980 · 9 tracks · 38m

McCartney II

Paul McCartney

A home-recorded pivot into primitive synthesizers and drum machines. Squelchy, eccentric, and deeply private pop from a master songwriter in total isolation.

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It's Paul McCartney making weird synth-pop on a farm by himself, and it's surprisingly brilliant.

A restless and eccentric curiosity that balances robotic precision with rural isolation.

McCartney II · vs · Paul McCartney
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The vocals lean far further into processed than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks · 38m
03
On the Way
3:40
04
Waterfalls
4:46
05
Nobody Knows
2:54
06
Front Parlour
3:33
07
Summer’s Day Song
3:26
08
Frozen Jap
3:41
09
Bogey Music
3:28
10
Darkroom
2:22
11
One of These Days
3:58
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring transition from the robotic pulse of the instrumentals to the stark, vulnerable acoustic intimacy of Waterfalls.
The way the pitch-shifted vocals on Bogey Music create a bizarre, cartoonish energy that feels entirely uninhibited.
The hypnotic, circular synth melody of Front Parlour that feels like a clockwork toy winding down.
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