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Chaos and Creation in the Backyard
Rock · 2005 · 13 tracks

Chaos and Creation in the Backyard

Paul McCartney

A somber, introspective masterpiece of one-man-band craftsmanship. Nigel Godrich strips away the polish to reveal a vulnerable, piano-led melancholy.

September 12, 2005 · Capitol Records

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A dignified and deeply felt melancholy that finds beauty in solitude and aging.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks
01
Fine Line
3:05
02
How Kind of You
4:47
03
Jenny Wren
3:47
04
At the Mercy
2:38
05
Friends to Go
2:43
06
English Tea
2:12
07
Too Much Rain
3:24
08
A Certain Softness
2:42
09
Riding to Vanity Fair
5:07
10
Follow Me
2:31
11
Promise to You Girl
3:10
12
This Never Happened Before
3:24
13
Anyway / I’ve Only Got Two Hands
7:23
Moments Worth Listening For
The haunting, finger-picked acoustic fragility of Jenny Wren that feels like a ghost of Blackbird.
The way Riding to Vanity Fair drags its feet with a heavy, resentful bassline and cold synthesizers.
The sudden, joyous piano pound of Fine Line that briefly breaks the album's somber spell.
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Autumn Walk+4.0σ

Autumn Walk saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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