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Last Day on Earth
Rock · 1994 · 16 tracks

Last Day on Earth

John Cale

A cinematic collaboration blending noir storytelling with orchestral art rock. It feels like a rainy night in a fictional city that is both crowded and lonely.

April 12, 1994 · MCA Records

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A sophisticated, noir-infused melancholy that feels like a lonely walk through a crowded, rainy city.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks
01
Overture: A Tourist / A Contact / A Prisoner
8:06
02
Café Shabu
5:37
03
Pastoral Angst
2:29
04
Who’s in Charge?
2:53
05
Short of Time
3:08
06
Angel of Death
4:19
07
Paradise Nevada
5:33
08
Old China
3:13
09
Ocean Life
4:48
10
Instrumental
1:57
11
Modern World
5:53
12
Streets Come Alive
3:22
13
Secrets
4:19
14
Maps of the World
4:52
15
Broken Hearts
3:03
16
The High and Mighty Road
5:03
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sprawling eight-minute overture that establishes a cinematic, world-building scope through shifting textures.
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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 Last Day on Earth sound next to the rest of John Cale's catalogue?

Orchestral Arrangement+1.9σ

The production is pushed notably harder into orchestral arrangement than this artist usually allows.

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