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M:FANS (2016) · Tastebuds

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M:FANS 2016

art rock 54 min 12 tracks Double Six Records

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M:FANS is the sixteenth solo studio album by Welsh musician and composer John Cale. It was released in January 2016 on the Double Six Records imprint of Domino Recording Company. Produced by Cale, it features new versions of songs from his 1982 album Music for a New Society. "Close Watch" was the album's lead single. It was released in November 2015 and features Amber Coffman from Dirty Projectors.

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A1Prelude2:17
A2If You Were Still Around5:19
A3Taking Your Life in Your Hands5:44
B1Thoughtless Kind5:28
B2Sanctus (Sanities mix)5:20
B3Broken Bird5:11
C1Chinese Envoy3:52
C2Changes Made3:55
C3Library of Force (feat. Man in the Book excerpt)3:09
D1Close Watch5:15
D2If You Were Still Around (Choir reprise)4:45
D3Back to the End3:35

12 tracks, 54 minutes.

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Artist: John Cale
Label: Double Six Records
Released: January 22, 2016
Type: Album
Format: 12" Vinyl
Country: XE

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