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Slow Dazzle
Rock · 1975 · 2 tracks

Slow Dazzle

John Cale

1970s art rock that balances lush, melodic piano ballads with moments of genuine, hair-raising psychological tension.

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It's like a beautiful 70s pop record that slowly realizes it's actually a horror movie.

A sophisticated blend of melodic elegance and unsettling, creeping psychological tension.

Slow Dazzle · vs · John Cale
Love Lost+4.0σ

The writing leans far further into love lost than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 2 Tracks
08
I’m Not the Loving Kind
3:07
10
The Jeweller
4:28
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the elegant pop of the opening tracks into the terrifying, distorted scream-singing of Heartbreak Hotel.
The way the piano on I'm Not the Loving Kind feels both grand and deeply lonely against the dry bass line.
The chilling spoken word delivery on The Jeweller that transforms the album's end into a piece of avant-garde theater.
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