JamBase — Release Day Picks this week highlights new albums by Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Grateful Dead, St. Paul and The Broken Bones, Jennifer Hartswick and Papadosio. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — A strikingly detailed self-portrait of painter and photo-realist Chuck Close hangs prominently on one wall of Paul Simon’s elegant office in a high-rise overlooking Central Park. From a distance, a viewer can perceive Close’s piercing b... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A strikingly detailed self-portrait of painter and photo-realist Chuck Close hangs prominently on one wall of Paul Simon’s elegant office in a high-rise overlooking Central Park. From a distance, a viewer can perceive Close’s piercing b... more info

Guardian Music — (Legacy)As he prepares to mark his retirement from touring with a show in his native Queens, New York, later this month, 76-year-old Paul Simon’s 14th solo album revisits 10 songs from his vast catalogue that he felt were “almost right, ... more info

Consequence of Sound — An album featuring new spins on old songs, featuring the likes of Bryce Dessner, yMusic, Wynton Marsalis, and Bill Frisell. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — When he was 24 years old, Paul McCartney famously looked a few decades into the future to record “When I’m Sixty-Four,” the Beatles tune about growing infirm by the fireside. Back then, the song functioned as a cozy prediction. Yet... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — When he was 24 years old, Paul McCartney famously looked a few decades into the future to record “When I’m Sixty-Four,” the Beatles tune about growing infirm by the fireside. Back then, the song functioned as a cozy prediction. Yet... more info

Consequence of Sound — An album featuring new spins on old songs, featuring the likes of Bryce Dessner, yMusic, Wynton Marsalis, and Bill Frisell. more info

JamBase — Paul Simon’s new album ‘In The Blue Light’ is streaming via NPR Music’s ‘First Listen’ series. The post Paul Simon Streams New Album ‘In The Blue Light’ appeared first on JamBase. more info

Stereogum — Right now, Paul Simon is in looking-back mode. He's currently on a huge farewell tour, hitting all the big arenas one last time before going into touring retirement (though he says he might play the odd benefit here and there). And next week, he'll r... more info