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Album reviews with Ian Sinclair: December 2, 2024
John Cale's rediscovered classic album 1919, and new releases from Father John Misty and Lucinda Williams
PAUL FOLEY recommends an extraordinary double bill that packs a punch and leaves you reeling
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by a play about AI that results in a deadening disconnect for its audience
SIMON PARSONS applauds an insightful state-of-the-nation play that explores the growing class divide in South Africa
MATTHEW HAWKINS pays tribute to the performance artist and costumier, Leigh Bowery
SIMON DUFF reviews a new composition by German composer and pianist Florian Weber that blurs the line between where improvisation ends and composition begins
New releases from The Jim Mullen Quartet, Caroline Kraabel/John Edwards, and Matthew Muneses/Riza Printup
John Cale
1919
(Domino)
★★★★★
AFTER parting ways with The Velvet Underground, moving from NYC to LA and with his first marriage over, John Cale released 1919 in 1973.
I’ve long known the Welsh musician’s third solo album is highly respected but up until now I’ve never gotten round to actually listening to it.
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