| M:FANS | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 22 January 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–2015 | |||
| Studio | A.R.M. Studio, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Experimental rock, industrial rock, electronic music | |||
| Length | 53:43 | |||
| Label | Domino/Double Six, Electric Drone | |||
| Producer | John Cale | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Line of Best Fit | (8/10)[3] |
| Loud and Quiet | (8/10)[4] |
| Pitchfork | (6.0/10)[5] |
| Under the Radar | (8/10)[6] |
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.[7]
- ^ "M:FANS - John Cale". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ Deming, Mark. "M:FANS - John Cale". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ Oinonen, Janne (21 January 2016). "John Cale's M:FANS offers a refreshingly barbed take on the much-sampled 'classic album' concept". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ Wisgard, Alex (January 2016). "John Cale: M:Fans". Loud and Quiet. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ Anderson, Stacey (25 February 2016). "John Cale: M:FANS / Music for a New Society - Album Reviews". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ Lucas, Dan (20 January 2016). "John Cale: FANS / Music For a New Society". Under the Radar. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ Grow, Kory (17 November 2015). "See John Cale Attend Dreamlike Masquerade in Eerie 'Close Watch' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 23 January 2016.