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10.0
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10.0 |
Daily Telegraph
This album proves his talent is timeless
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9.0
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9.0 |
All Music
One of the best of McCartney's latter-day records: it is aware of his legacy but not beholden to it even as it builds upon it
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8.5
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8.5 |
Paste Magazine
If this is the New Paul, I can’t wait to hear what’s next
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8.0
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8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Enjoyable, and accessible, and quintessential to McCartney’s catalogue
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8.0
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8.0 |
Rolling Stone
New feels energized and full of joyous rock & roll invention. More than a sentimental journey, it's an album that wants to be part of the 21st-century pop dialogue
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Irish Times
On this evidence, there’s a bright future ahead of him
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8.0
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8.0 |
Evening Standard
From the glam-stomp of the title track to the murky electronics of Appreciate, it’s brave and mostly brilliant
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8.0
60138
8.0 |
God Is In The TV
‘New’ is the sound of utterly convincing confidence in a craft honed over five decades, and moreover the beautiful sound of a man in love with life and music, on its own terms
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8.0
60281
8.0 |
Q
Best LP in decades. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
Time Out
The sound of a legend who has shed his fear of covering old ground, celebrating the skills which made him great whilst maintaining a dogged, Dad-like enthusiasm for the sounds of the next generation
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8.0
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8.0 |
State
New does have a contemporary feel that sits nicely with the style of songwriting style that we’ve come to expect
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8.0
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8.0 |
Mojo
Paul's most interesting, varied and soul-baring in years. Print edition only
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7.8
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7.8 |
Pitchfork
While the songs on New don’t have the historical import or epic ambition of his best-known work, they also don’t have the same kind of flaws
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7.5
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7.5 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Fun may be an undervalued quality in pop music today, but it is still one of the music’s cornerstones. And Paul McCartney is still one of the masters
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7.0
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7.0 |
Clash
As an exercise in diversity, it’s a master class
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7.0
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7.0 |
PopMatters
New is no Abbey Road, but it is a remarkable album from the 71-year-old version of the man who has brought us decades of great rock and roll songs
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7.0
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7.0 |
NME
The sound of an old dog having fun with some old tricks
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7.0
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7.0 |
Uncut
Legend's latest statement still surprises
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7.0
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7.0 |
Under The Radar
Occasionally glancing back while moving forward, McCartney sounds genuinely enthusiastic to be creating something new
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7.0
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7.0 |
musicOMH
In general, you want McCartney, the least experimental Beatle (yes, including Ringo), to stick to what he does best. And on New, he mostly obliges, making it one of his better recent efforts
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6.7
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6.7 |
A.V. Club
New serves to remind the world that not only is McCartney still a smart songwriter with a sense of purpose and a way with words, but also that he’s got a history that’s beyond compare
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6.5
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6.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Probably won’t reverse the malaise that his public profile is slowly suffering in Britain, but it’s enjoyable fare all the same
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Scotsman
Not exactly new, but not more of the same either
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6.0
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6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
McCartney can write classic sounding songs without breaking a sweat, although it’s important to note that 'classic sounding' doesn’t necessarily mean 'classic song'
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Observer
McCartney fans of long standing will probably thrill to songs such as On My Way to Work or Early Days, in which the septuagenarian chews over his youth
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Independent
There's an unsatisfying, piecemeal character to New, probably attributable to McCartney's decision to use four producers
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Guardian
It's not a bad album, but it could have been better with a firmer editorial hand. But who's going to offer one of those to Paul McCartney?
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5.0
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5.0 |
Slant Magazine
The album beats a steady path toward redemption and new love, one that, while comforting, turns things to mush
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