John Cale has shared his first new music since 2020.
Night Crawling follows the Welsh musician, composer and producer's 2020 single Lazy Day, along with his collaboration with Kelly Lee Owens on Corner Of My Sky. It was co-produced by Cale and longtime collaborator Nita Scott, and features drummer Deantoni Parks and backing vocalist Dustin Boyer.
A fusion of haunting beats and keyboards, the track conjures up vibes of an urban afterdark adventure over some David Bowie-esque vocals. It comes with a retro Mickey Miles-directed animated video, viewable below, which sees the Velvet Underground co-founder hitting the streets of '70s pre-disco New York with Bowie. Cale said:
"It's been a helluva past two years and I’m glad to finally share a glimpse of what’s coming ahead. There was this period around mid-late 70s when David and I would run into each other in NY. There was plenty of talk about getting some work done but of course we’d end up running the streets, sometimes until we couldn’t keep a thought in our heads, let alone actually get a song together! One night we managed to meet up for a benefit concert where I taught him a viola part so we could perform together.
"When I wrote Night Crawling, it was a reflective moment of particular times. That kind of NYC that held art in its grip, strong enough to keep it safe and dangerous enough to keep it interesting. I always figured we’d have another go at the two of us recording together, this time without the interference of being perpetually off our heads! The thing about creating music is the ability to divine a thought or feeling even when reality says it’s a logical impossibility."
Cale also has plans for another run of UK shows, following up his recently completed summer tour. The autumn trek will fall around his date at the Llais festival in Cardiff on October 28, and will see him calling at Edinburgh, York, Whitley Bay, Birmingham, Bexhill On Sea, London, Cambridge and Liverpool.
John Cale Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Sun October 23 2022 - EDINBURGH Queen's Hall
Mon October 24 2022 - YORK York Barbican Centre
Fri October 28 2022 - CARDIFF Wales Millenium Centre
Mon October 31 2022 - WHITLEY BAY Playhouse
Thu November 03 2022 - BIRMINGHAM Birmingham Town Hall
Mon November 07 2022 - BEXHILL ON SEA De La Warr Pavilion
Wed November 09 2022 - LONDON London Palladium
Thu November 10 2022 - CAMBRIDGE Corn Exchange
Fri November 11 2022 - LIVERPOOL Philharmonic Hall
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