New Music From Paul McCartney, Joey Landreth, The Darcys feat. Leah Fay, Halestorm, and Blackjack Billy

This edition of the New Music Spotlight has a legend leading off, and great music all the way through. We go from the UK to Canada and the US and from pop to roots to rock to country. Enjoy!

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Artist: Paul McCartney
Hometown: Liverpool, UK
Genre: Rock/Pop
Related: The Beatles, John Lennon, Wings
Song: Come On To Me
Notes: Sir Paul McCartney has a brand new album coming (Egypt Station) and if the entire album is going to make us as happy as Come On To Me, we’ll be ecstatic. The track is more pop than rock, and the vocals and musicianship are both great. But more than anything, it’s a reminder that at 76 years old, McCartney is still amazing.

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Bonus: Don’t miss Paul McCartney in the BEST carpool karaoke episode yet!

Artist: Joey Landreth
Hometown: Winnipeg, MB
Genre: Roots Rock
Related: The Bros. Landreth, Johnson Crook, JJ Shiplett
Song: Forgiveness
Notes: Forgiveness is the lead single from an upcoming album from Joey Landreth… and already we can hear the guitar work that we’ve always loved from the Winnipeg player. Don’t sleep on the songwriting that Landreth shows off here, there’s depth and strength and vulnerability in an equation that he knows well.

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Artist: The Darcys feat. Leah Fay
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Genre: Pop
Related: July Talk, MONOWHALES, Said The Whale
Song: Just Here With My Friends
Notes: The Darcys recruited a pal for their new song, Just Here With My Friends, and it worked perfectly. July Talk’s Leah Fay is a great match with the boys, and together they’ve put together a fun track that makes us wanna get up and move with our friends. Nailed it.

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Artist: Halestorm
Hometown: Red Lion, PA
Genre: Rock
Related: My Darkest Days, Sick Puppies, Adelitas Way
Song: Black Vultures
Notes: If you want the heavy, intense, in your face action that Halestorm brings, Black Vultures is here for you. Lzzy Hale is in fine form, delivering a strong performance to the song and making us feel every word of it. Add the driving instrumental behind her, and this is a “turn it up and scream along” song.

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Artist: Blackjack Billy
Hometown: Nashville, TN
Genre: Country
Related: Tim Hicks, River Town Saints, Chris Janson
Song: Straight Line Sober
Notes: Blackjack Billy is back to do what they do with a good time party song. The boys let it all hang out on Straight Line Sober, putting their amped-up vibe on a song about a girl, and we like it. Here’s hoping they play it live at Boots & Hearts this summer!

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