Sir Paul McCartney announces new album and releases single
The album is called 'The Boys of Dungeon Lane'
For the first time in five years Sir Paul McCartney is set to release a solo album of new music. Announcing the news across social media, Sir Paul revealed the new album is called 'The Boys of Dungeon Lane' and will be out in May.
The album is full of newly inspired love songs, along with a collection of songs that are a look back to memories from the singer's life. The album is named after a road close to where Paul grew up, and in the record he returns to his roots, particularly in the lead song from the album, which was released on 26th March, called 'Days We Left Behind'.
What songs has he released from the album?
On the day Sir Paul announced his album, he also released 'Days We Left Behind'. Speaking about the new song he said: "This is very much a memory song for me. The album title, 'The Boys of Dungeon Lane', comes from a lyric in this track.
"I was thinking just that, about the days I left behind and I do often wonder if I’m just writing about the past but then I think how can you write about anything else? It’s just a lot of memories of Liverpool.
"It involves a bit in the middle about John and Forthlin Road which is the street I used to live in. Dungeon Lane is near there. I used to live in a place called Speke which is quite working class. We didn’t have much at all but it didn’t matter because all the people were great and you didn’t notice you didn’t have much."
What is the tracklist?
The album features 14 songs, see the full tracklist below.
Disc 1
- 'As You Lie There'
- 'Lost Horizon'
- 'Days We Left Behind'
- 'Ripples in a Pond'
- 'Mountain Top'
- 'Down South'
- 'We Two'
Disc 2
- 'Come Inside'
- 'Never Know'
- 'Home to Us'
- 'Life Can Be Hard'
- 'First Star of the Night'
- 'Salesman Saint'
- 'Momma Gets By'
Why is it called The Boys of Dungeon Lane?
Dungeon Lane is a road close to where Sir Paul grew up. The singer still sees it when he returns home, and it serves as a symbol for a time before he became famous.
When will it be released?
It will be released on 29th May 2026.
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