Cale, John – Paris 1919 2xLP (2024 re) modern rock/pop The Shins sprung from the

The Shins sprung from the ashes of Flake/Flake Music in 1997 (though those previous incarnations date back nearly a decade) – same members

that which has come before

the album singes the psyche of the listener with an array of atmospheric beelzefuzz on “Colorado Mourning

Numbered edition of 50

Roughly a concept album about an alcoholic named Joker Bob who goes on a bender

Cale, John – Paris 1919 2xLP (2024 re) modern rock/pop The Shins sprung from theJohn Cale was never very kind to his solo debut, Vintage Violence. When it was released in early 1970, Cale had been out of The Velvet Underground for less than two years. He wanted to prove he could be the songwriter, the person penning the words and melodies behind which a band could work. I was masked on Vintage Violence, he wrote much later. Youre not really seeing the personality. Indeed, Cales personality as a polyglot seemingly interested in