Paul McCartney announces release of his 19th solo album

Paul McCartney has announced his first new album in six years, the BBC writes.

The Boys Of Dungeon Lane was inspired by his childhood in post-war Liverpool, and named after a road in Speke that leads to the Mersey shore, where the young McCartney would spend afternoons bird-watching.

The first single, Days We Left Behind, premiered on BBC Radio Merseyside, and finds the singer in a wistful, nostalgic mood.

In the middle eight, he offers an intimate reflection on the beginnings of the Beatles, at his childhood home in Liverpool.

“This is very much a memory song for me,” said the 83-year-old in a press release announcing his new album.

The Boys Of Dungeon Lane will be the star’s 19th solo album, in a recording career that spans 63 years and changed the sound of rock and roll forever.