'POPtical Illusion' finds John Cale retreating inward, with compelling results.
record, whether it be avant-garde experimentation, a reinterpretation of an older release, or simply dirty ass rock ‘n’ roll.POPtical Illusion—an R&B-tinged dream pop collection—felt like a post-COVID splashing out with its big-name collaborations , the follow-up finds Cale retreating inward, with compelling results.
“There’s someone whispering in my ear tonight,” Cale sings on opener “God Made Me Do It .” It’s an appropriate mission statement for a dense record that often feels hermetically sealed off. Cale’s friable voice never sits high in the mix. Instead, it floats, burbles up, drifts, whispers in our ears.
From the blocky organ chunks that lead “I’m Angry” to the fuzzed-out almost-boogie of “Shark-Shark,” the diversity ofteases its way out after subsequent listens. “But there was something you’d see / Or something you’d hear / That made you come back again,” Cale chants over beautifully arpeggiated piano on closer “There Will Be No River.
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