Poptical Illusion | ||||
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Released | 14 June 2024 | |||
Studio | ARM (Los Angeles) | |||
Length | 63:59 | |||
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Singles from Poptical Illusion | ||||
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Poptical Illusion (stylised as POPtical uoᴉsnllI) is the eighteenth studio album by the Welsh musician and composer John Cale, released on 14 June 2024 by Double Six and Domino. The follow-up to his highly collaborative album Mercy (2023), it was produced by Cale along with his manager Nita Scott in his Los Angeles studio.[1][2]
On 26 March 2024 the first single from the album, "How We See the Light", was released along with a music video directed by Pepi Ginsberg.[3] On May 8 the second single, "Shark-Shark", was released with a music video directed by Abigail Portner.[4] On August 19th the third single, "Davies and Wales" was released along with a music video directed by Jethro Waters.[5] Two tracks – "Beethoven in the Old West" and "News of Nicholas" – are only available on a 7" bonus single that comes with the limited edition 2LP version of the album.[6]
All tracks are written by John Cale.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "God Made Me Do It (Don't Ask Me Again)" | 4:48 |
2. | "Davies and Wales" | 4:15 |
3. | "Calling You Out" | 4:49 |
4. | "Edge of Reason" | 5:23 |
5. | "I'm Angry" | 5:25 |
6. | "How We See the Light" | 4:45 |
7. | "Company Commander" | 4:07 |
8. | "Setting Fires" | 5:40 |
9. | "Shark-Shark" | 5:00 |
10. | "Funkball the Brewster" | 5:34 |
11. | "All to the Good" | 4:30 |
12. | "Laughing in My Sleep" | 5:45 |
13. | "There Will Be No River" | 3:58 |
Total length: | 63:59 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Beethoven in the Old West" | |
14. | "News of Nicholas" |
No. | Title | Length |
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14. | "Running Out" | |
15. | "Invention of Language" |
Notes
Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] | 38 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] | 79 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] | 129 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] | 45 |
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[11] | 145 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[12] | 91 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] | 27 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] | 78 |
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[15] | 80 |
UK Albums Sales (OCC)[16] | 32 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[17] | 10 |