English musician Paul McCartney will release his 20th solo album The Boys of Dungeon Lane tomorrow (May 29).
The record offers an emotional reflection on his formative pre-fame years, taking its title from a real street in Liverpool’s Speke district, near where the Beatles icon grew up.
Regarded as one of his most personal works, the album sees McCartney writing with rare openness about his childhood in post-war Liverpool, his parents’ resilience, and early adventures with future bandmates George Harrison and John Lennon.
Beatles drummer Ringo Starr also features on the album, joining his long-time friend on the track Home to Us, where the pair trade vocals line by line in a nostalgic ode to their youth.
In an interview, Paul reflected on his vulnerable approach when writing for the record, stating that it was not a conscious decision. 
“It just so happened that the songs I was writing were very much childhood memories or thoughts from that period of mine in Liverpool. That was always going to be nostalgic,” he said. 
“And then there’s another song I call Salesman Saint where I’m talking about my parents, so, again, that was going to be nostalgic. I don’t know what it is, really, but I was in a certain kind of mood.
“I just happened to think, people these days, raising children – young families, young friends, people I know – it’s a great experience, but you’ve got to work at it. 
“And then I thought, well, I wonder what it was like for my parents?”