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POPtical Illusion
Rock · 2024 · 13 tracks · 1h 4m

POPtical Illusion

John Cale

A vibrant, synth-heavy collision of avant-garde history and modern digital textures. Cale remains sharp, cynical, and surprisingly melodic at eighty-two.

June 14, 2024 · Liberty

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A sharp, digitally-enhanced blend of veteran wisdom and restless, avant-garde curiosity.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 1h 4m
01
God Made Me Do It (Don’t Ask Me Again)
4:49
02
Davies and Wales
4:16
03
Calling You Out
4:49
04
Edge of Reason
5:24
05
I’m Angry
5:26
06
How We See the Light
4:45
07
Company Commander
4:08
08
Setting Fires
5:41
09
Shark-Shark
5:00
10
Funkball the Brewster
5:35
11
All to the Good
4:30
12
Laughing in My Sleep
5:46
13
There Will Be No River
3:59
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden eruption of distorted guitar that breaks through the electronic pulse of Shark-Shark.
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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 POPtical Illusion sound next to the rest of John Cale's catalogue?

Social Commentary+1.9σ

The writing leans notably further into social commentary than the rest of the catalogue.

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