John Cale returns with new single “Night Crawling” + upcoming UK tour
1st August 2022John Cale presents âNight Crawling,â his first new music since 2020 when he released the single, âLazy Day,âand collaborated with Kelly Lee Owens on âCorner of My Sky.â âNight Crawlingâ is a taste of much more to come from Cale, and precedes his upcoming UK tour, which includes his first performances since pre-pandemic. Cale wrote âNight Crawlingâ with a nod to 70’s NYC pre-disco, recalling times when he and David Bowie would traverse the city at night. Throughout the track, Cale layers his inimitable vocals with a skipping beat and hovering bass. As it expands, it becomes nearly danceable with jockeying percussion and whirs of synth. Cale played nearly every instrument on the track, aside from additional drums by Deantoni Parks and backing vocals by Dustin Boyer, and it was mixed by Seven Davis, Jr.. The accompanying video, animated by Mickey Miles, visualizes the songâs vibrant sounds with colorful, retro animation.
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Cale further explains: âItâs been a helluva past 2 years and Iâm glad to finally share a glimpse of whatâs 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 weâd end up running the streets, sometimes until we couldnât 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 âNight Crawling,â 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 weâd 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 itâs a logical impossibility.â
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Stream âNight Crawlingâ here.
Sun 23rd Oct – The Queenâs Hall, Edinburgh
Mon 24th Oct â Barbican, York
Fri 28th Oct – Llais Festival, Cardiff *
Mon 31st Oct – Playhouse Whitley Bay, Whitley Bay
Thu 3rd Nov – Birmingham Town Hall, Birmingham
Mon 7th Nov – De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill on Sea
Wed 9th Nov – The London Palladium, London
Thun 10th Nov – Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge
Fri 11th Nov – Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
* = John Cale + special guests, 80th Birthday Celebration
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