Following the eclectic charm and intimacy of 1970’s soloMcCartneyand 1971’s homespun lo-fi indie-pop progenitorRAMcredited to Paul and Linda McCartney,Wild Lifefound Paul once again redefining his post-Beatles creative identity, this time beginning his tenure as a founding member of Wings. A rollicking left turn from its predecessors,Wild Lifewas recorded in barely more than a week, with more than half of the songs captured in a single take. The end result would be eight songs running the gamut from joyous freewheeling jams to proto-chamber pop to spare introspective musings all bristling with a raw, jagged energy akin to the grungiest of garage bandswhether on the careening blues-rock rave-up of opener “Mumbo,” a reggae-tinged reimagining of Mickey & Sylvia’s “Love Is Strange,” or the plaintive and heart wrenching ballad “Dear Friend.”

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