MERCY - John Cale: Review
John Cale is one of the most interesting and innovative voices in art-rock and avant-garde and has been for six decades now. After being a founding member of The Velvet Underground John Cale embarked on a long career of solo work and behind-the-scenes efforts that includes dozens of legendary artists and collaborators. MERCY is Cale's first studio album since 2016's M:FANS and his first album of new material in over a decade. Review by Lav: If you pay attention to the opinions I express online then it's probably no secret to you that I'm a pretty big fan of The Velvet Underground. But what I've done a poor job expressing in the past is just how much I value John Cale, not only his solo work but what he contributed to the velvets and his work with other artists like Nico and Patti Smith. If you want a place to start, his album Paris 1919 is an underrated classic of the 70s. But MERCY may be a big first step if you're trying to get into Cale, and not one that...