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Press to Play
Rock · 1986 · 10 tracks

Press to Play

Paul McCartney

A sharp pivot into mid-80s digital experimentation. Gated drums, Fairlight samples, and surrealist lyrics create a cold, fascinatingly dense art-pop landscape.

August 22, 1986 · Parlophone

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A restless and intellectually curious exploration of digital isolation and sonic texture.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Stranglehold
3:36
02
Good Times Coming / Feel the Sun
4:57
03
Talk More Talk
5:18
04
Footprints
4:33
05
Only Love Remains
4:13
06
Press
4:41
07
Pretty Little Head
5:14
08
Move Over Busker
4:07
09
Angry
3:35
10
However Absurd
5:00
Moments Worth Listening For
The eerie, pitch-shifted spoken word fragments that drift through the mix on Talk More Talk.
The sudden, aggressive guitar crunch provided by Pete Townshend on the track Angry.
The way the lush, cinematic orchestration swells against a cold digital beat during the climax of However Absurd.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Press to Play sound next to the rest of Paul McCartney's catalogue?

Processed+4.0σ

The vocals lean far further into processed than the rest of the catalogue.

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