John Cale may be an avant-rocker, yet buried in his records are songs so effortlessly catchy, they should've been pop hits. “Mr. Wilson” is a touching ode to the Beach Boys songwriter that's covered in sun-kissed melodies, while the whispered “Antarctica Starts Here” is '70s soft rock as plush and comfy as a feather bed. Echoes of Motown's golden era reverberate in the funky bassline beneath the sweetened synth-pop of “One Word.”