M:FANS
by John Cale
  • Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: Jan 22, 2016
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
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  1. alexdutty
    Jan 22, 2016
    10
    Wasn't expecting that. Was a great listen. Definitely worth my time but i hope they follow this up with something stronger. It has flaws but flaws in a perfect way that showcase a debut.

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Pitchfork
    Feb 25, 2016
    60
    M:FANS is less reclusive, just by virtue of its premise--Cale is collaborating with himself, the ultimate glum foil--but also because it fills every swatch of white space with his later-career electro-industrial leanings.
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  2. The Wire
    Feb 18, 2016
    50
    M:FANS sounds way too much of its moment: it sounds just how you expect right now to sound. Worse, maybe: it actually sounds like a few years back. [Jan 2016, p.84]
  3. PopMatters
    Feb 3, 2016
    90
    To hear the sonic progression between the two distinct albums is to hear an artist constantly evolving, reevaluating and creating at a vital pace. In this, Cale proves himself to be, if not the most culturally significant member of the Velvet Underground, certainly the most musically so.
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