McCartney Walks Back to His Roots on Dungeon Lane

Paul McCartney’s The Boys of Dungeon Lane is a solid, nostalgia-soaked 14-track album that looks back to his childhood in Speke rather than the Beatles era, mixing autobiographical sketches with inventive arrangements. McCartney largely performs the instruments himself, aided by producer Andrew Watt, with Ringo Starr contributing on two tracks, showing his enduring collaborative reach. While not a career-defining statement or a cohesive concept album, it’s a warm, present-tense collection that bridges past and present, with standout moments on "As You Lie There," "Days We Left Behind," "Mountain Top," "Never Know," "First Star of the Night," and "Momma Gets By."