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ALBUMPOPtical IllusionJohn Cale
Albums by John Cale
ALBUMPOPtical IllusionJohn Cale
ALBUMMercyJohn Cale
ALBUMFragments of a Rainy SeasonJohn Cale
ALBUMMusic for a New Society/M:FANSJohn Cale
ALBUMShifty Adventures In Nookie WoodJohn Cale
ALBUMBlack AcetateJohn Cale
ALBUMHobosapiensJohn Cale
ALBUMLe vent de la nuit (Bande originale du film)John Cale
ALBUMEat / Kiss: Music for the Films by Andy WarholJohn Cale
ALBUMN'oublie pas que tu vas mourir (Bande originale du film)John Cale
John Cale's Popular Music Videos
Corner of My Sky (ft. John Cale)
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STORY OF BLOOD (feat. Weyes Blood)
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NIGHT CRAWLING
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NOISE OF YOU
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Pretty People
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How We See the Light
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Artist Playlists
John Cale Essentials
The Welsh art-rocker helped to foment a cultural revolution as musician and producer.
John Cale: The Producers
He brings a sense of adventure to everyone's records.
John Cale: Deep Cuts
Buried in the avant-rocker's catalog are some pop gems.
Artist Biography
John Cale has enjoyed one of the most diverse and adventurous careers in rock music, building a bridge between the avant-garde, contemporary classical music, and pop and rock. Cale's work as a founding member of the Velvet Underground would be enough to earn him an esteemed place in music history, but he's also celebrated as a solo artist, a songwriter and composer, a skilled instrumentalist, and a producer who helmed seminal albums by Patti Smith, the Stooges, and the Modern Lovers. In his own recordings, intelligence and creative restlessness are the hallmarks of Cale's catalog, and he sounds as comfortable with sophisticated pop (1970's Vintage Violence) and artful minimalism (1982's Music for a New Society) as with confrontational rock (1974's Fear) and electronic soundscapes (2023's Mercy). There is no consistent "John Cale Sound," but the bold eagerness to experiment is the through-line in his repertoire.
Hometown
Garnant, Wales
Genre
Rock