John Cale has revealed the artwork to his forthcoming album ‘Shifty Adventures In Nookie Wood‘, which was designed by NY based designer Rob Carmichael. Also revealed is the first single and opening track from the album ‘I Wanna Talk To You’:
John had this to say about the track:
“Danger Mouse and I kept trying to find time to record together and we found a 48-hour window a few years back and ended up with something like 3 or 4 songs. When I was recording this album, I realized I’d written a few songs in a similar vein and recalled one of the songs Brian and I started but had never finished. So I thought I’d finish writing it and see if it felt as close to the album as I had begun to envisage. Then when it was done, I thought, it’s got the right opening vibe for my story!”
From the off, John envisioned ‘an old-school Detroit vibe’, something present in the track’s urgent wah-wah and insistent stomp. Lyrically however, he has eschewed the usual content of a broken heart or philandering cheater in favour of something all together more John Cale, something much more oblique…
Live Dates
Wednesday 3rd October Dublin, The Button Factory
Friday 5th October Edinburgh, HMV Picture House
Saturday 6th October Manchester, HMV Ritz
Sunday 7th October Cardiff, Coal Exchange
Wednesday 10th October Cambridge, The Junction
Thursday 11th October Birmingham, HMV Institute Library
Saturday 13th October London, Royal Festival Hall
photo Credit: Shawn Brackbill
