John Cale has unveiled a video for Davies and Wales, a track from his POPtical Illusion album. The clip was directed by Jethro Waters:
Davies and Wales is such a perfect example of the kind of things that only John Cale can do all at once: upbeat, melancholic, happy, shapeshifting, nostalgic, modern, beautiful heartache. There is such a melange of feelings packed into this song - his youth in Wales, his time in NYC and California - and I wanted to try and translate that time travel in a joyful, purposeful way.
He will be on tour in Europe in March 2025. Tickets go on sale on September 12.
Live dates:- 03/03 Paris, France @ Le Trianon
- 03/04 Brussels, Belgium @ Cirque Royal
- 03/06 Karlsruhe, Germany @ Tollhaus
- 03/07 Munich, Germany @ Alte Kongress Halle
- 03/09 Stuttgart, Germany @ Theaterhaus
- 03/10 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg @ Rockhal
- 03/12 Nurnberg, Germany @ Markgrafenhalle
- 03/13 Leipzig, Germany @ Haus Auensee
- 03/14 Berlin, Germany @ Columbiahalle
- 03/16 Hamburg, Germany @ Laeiszhalle
- 03/17 Utrecht, Netherlands @ TivoliVredenburg
- 03/18 Cologne, Germany @ Carlswerk Victoria
- 03/20 Nottingham, UK @ Playhouse
- 03/21 London, UK @ Royal Festival Hall
- 03/23 Birmingham, UK @ Town Hall
- 03/24 Glasgow, UK @ Pavilion
- 03/25 Newcastle, UK @ New Tyne Theatre
- 03/27 Bexhill-on-Sea, UK @ DeLaWarrPavillion
- 03/29 Cardiff, UK @ New Theatre
- 03/30 Liverpool, UK @ Philharmonic Hall
- 03/31 Dublin, Ireland @ Vicar Street
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I think that's my first introduction to John Cale and his music! Don't know what took me so long! Was a lot happier than I imagined it being. I think I was imagining the Welsh Leonard Cohen or something. Ah, the footage of crossing the Severn Bridge (sorry, Prince of Wales Crossing) makes me yearn for home.
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