POPtical Illusion

POPtical Illusion
Studio album by John Cale
Released	14 June 2024 (2024-06-14)
Length	63:59
Label	Double Six Domino
Producer	John Cale Nita Scott
John Cale chronology
Mercy (2023) POPtical Illusion (2024)
Singles from POPtical Illusion
"How We See the Light" Released: 26 March 2024

POPtical Illusion is the upcoming eighteenth studio album by the Welsh musician and composer John Cale, scheduled to be released on 14 June 2024 by Double Six and Domino. The follow-up to his highly collaborative album Mercy (2023), it was produced by Cale along with his manager Nita Scott in his Los Angeles studio.

Background

On 26 March 2024 the first single from the album, "How We See the Light", was released along with a music video directed by Pepi Ginsberg. Two tracks – "Beethoven in the Old West" and "News of Nicholas" – will only be available on a 7" bonus single that comes with the limited edition 2LP version of the album.

Track listing

Track lengths are adapted from Deezer.

POPtical Illusion track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"God Made Me Do It (Don't Ask Me Again)"	4:48
2.	"Davies and Wales"	4:15
3.	"Calling You Out"	4:49
4.	"Edge of Reason"	5:23
5.	"I'm Angry"	5:25
6.	"How We See the Light"	4:45
7.	"Company Commander"	4:07
8.	"Setting Fires"	5:40
9.	"Shark-Shark"	5:00
10.	"Funkball the Brewster"	5:34
11.	"All to the Good"	4:30
12.	"Laughing in My Sleep"	5:45
13.	"There Will Be No River"	3:58
Total length:		63:59

Bonus 7" tracks

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Beethoven in the Old West"
14.	"News of Nicholas"

Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Running Out"
15.	"Invention of Language"

Notes

• "All to the Good" is omitted from vinyl versions, but is available with purchase through an MP3/WAV download card, along with an alternate mix of "Shark-Shark".