Black Acetate

Rock · 2005 · 11 tracks · 53m

Black Acetate

Heavy guitar riffs meet glitchy electronic pulses and surprising falsetto vocals. A restless, modern rock record from an avant-garde legend.

It's John Cale's 'rock' record where he sings like a ghost over some seriously heavy, glitchy grooves.

A high-tension blend of aggressive art-rock and jittery electronic pulses, delivered with a strange, playful detachment.

Black Acetate · vs · John Cale

Falsetto+4.0σ

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

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 53m

01

Outta the Bag

3:54

02

For a Ride

3:57

03

Brotherman

3:33

04

Satisfied

3:54

05

In a Flood

4:55

06

Hush

3:26

07

Gravel Drive

4:25

09

Sold-Motel

4:53

10

Woman

5:07

11

Wasteland

4:11

13

Mailman (The Lying Song)

4:05

Moments Worth Waiting For

The jarring contrast of the heavy, distorted guitar riff against Cale's unexpected, airy falsetto on the opening track

The claustrophobic, mechanical pulse of Brotherman that feels like a modern update to his classic tension

The slow, sludge-like build of Gravel Drive where the atmosphere thickens into a heavy, bluesy malaise

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