PAUL CALLS ON SUPER PRODUCER ALBUM FOR NEW ALBUM

Paul calls on super producer for new album

 

SUPER-PRODUCER PAUL EPWORTH has had what can only be described as an absolute belter of a year.

He picked up a couple of Grammys, penned Bond theme Skyfall with Adele, and became a dad.

But if that wasn’t good enough, he’s now had a call from Paul to work on new music together.

Paul has started sessions for a solo record, likely to be released next year, which is great news in itself.

The longer he is writing and touring the better, as far as I’m concerned.

Rolling in the money ... Paul Epworth worked on Skyfall and Rolling In The Deep with Adele

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I saw him play a three-hour set at the O2 last Christmas and it was one of the best gigs I’ve ever seen.

Kings of Leon producer Ethan Johns and Mark Ronson have also been involved in early sessions.

Now he has Epworth on board and if it works out the results should be very interesting. The Londoner helped to shape PLAN B’s The Defamation Of Strickland Banks album as well aa Florence and The Machine´s Lungs and Ceremonials.He also co-wrote songs such as Rolling In The Deep for Adele.

And multi-instrumentalist Epworth has a great track record with bands too. He broke through working with bands Babyshambles, The Futureheads and Bloc Party. That lead him to more mainstream acts and now he’s arguably the most in-demand producer in the world.

Johns is up there with him thanks to his work with the Followills plus Ryan Adams, Tom JOnes and The Vaccines, and is another wise choice for Macca.

McCartney’s last album Kisses On The Bottom, released earlier this year, was a collection of covers.

So new material, for his first fully-fledged solo album since 2007, is good news.

And getting Epworth and Johns involved will give the record a great combination of youth and experience.

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