Poptical Illusion

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Poptical Illusion
A round collage of various urban landscapes; the title is written across the top in sans-serif.
Studio album by
John Cale
Released14 June 2024 (2024-06-14)
Length63:59
Label
Producer
  • John Cale
  • Nita Scott
John Cale chronology
Mercy
(2023) 		Poptical Illusion
(2024)
Singles from Poptical Illusion
  1. "How We See the Light"
    Released: 26 March 2024
  2. "Shark-Shark"
    Released: 8 May 2024

Poptical Illusion (stylised as POPtical uoᴉsnllI) is the eighteenth studio album by the Welsh musician and composer

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]

Background

On 26 March 2024 the first single from the album, "How We See the Light", was released along with a

Abigail Portner.[4] 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.[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Cale.

Poptical Illusion track listing
No.TitleLength
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
Bonus 7" tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Beethoven in the Old West" 
14."News of Nicholas" 
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Running Out" 
15."Invention of Language" 

Notes

  • "All to the Good" is omitted from the vinyl versions, but is available with purchase through an MP3/WAV download card, along with an alternate mix of "Shark-Shark".[5]

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Poptical Illusion
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 79
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 129
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 45
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] 27
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 78
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[11] 80
UK Albums Sales (OCC)[12] 32
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[13] 10

References

  1. ^ Corcoran, Nina (26 March 2024). "John Cale Announces New Album Poptical Illusion, Shares Video for New Song: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  2. ^ Rigotti, Alex (26 March 2024). "John Cale shares 'How We See The Light' and announces new album 'POPtical Illusion'". NME. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  3. ^ Rettig, James (26 March 2024). "John Cale – "How We See The Light"". Stereogum. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  4. ^ "John Cale - Shark-Shark (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b "John Cale - "POPtical Illusion (Exclusive Limited Double LP)". Domino. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – John Cale – Poptical Illusion" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – John Cale – Poptical Illusion" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  8. GfK Entertainment Charts
    . Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Swisscharts.com – John Cale – Poptical Illusion". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Official Albums Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
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