With his gaze always fixed on the future, Lou Reed's former road companion unveils his new album John Cale has always been a musician of his time, helping to pave the way for titanic changes in sound and culture at large. The avant-garde drones of his album Sun Blindness Music foreshadowed the sound he would shape with the Velvet Underground. The frenetic rock rhythms of Fear and Slow Dazzle, along with his collaborations with Patti Smith and the Stooges, shaped the musical landscape of punk, post-punk, and art-rock for decades to come. His fascination with the use of electronics in rock music has been a source of inspiration for many scenes.Once again, with POPtical Illusion, John Cale asserts himself as an artist of his time. While the album's title may seem light, this second album in just over a year still contains the same deep and questioning rage as its predecessor, the acclaimed MERCY (2023). Throughout his career spanning more than six decades, John Cale has always avoided repetition and monotony.His avant-garde passions have led him to explore different styles, from ecstatic classicism to unbridled rock, from classic songcraft to electronic re-imagination, with unwavering pride. Thus, on POPtical Illusion, he plunges alone into labyrinths of synthesizers and samplers, organs and pianos, with lyrics that evoke a hope and a tenacious conviction that change is always possible. Produced by Cale and his long-time artistic partner, Nita Scott, in his Los Angeles studio, POPtical Illusion is the work of an individual who seeks to embrace the future, as he has always done.
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