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The WireDec 6, 2011Extra Playful lives up to its title. [Oct 2011, p.63]
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Nov 16, 2011This set of witty pop songs fits perfectly in the musical panorama of the last 15 years: there are no underground rock references, no orchestral pop sensibilities, no vacuous attempts at updating a 'decades-old' sound to modern audiences.
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Nov 2, 2011He still has plenty to communicate, his music not losing any creative potency over the years.
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Oct 13, 2011John Cale's new five-track EP conceives and executes more great ideas in 21 minutes than most musicians do in 10 years.
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Oct 13, 2011Certainly no misnomered record, Extra Playful sounds more fun, excited and full of joie de vivre than anything else in Cale's extensive discography.
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Oct 13, 2011Extra Playful is as easygoing and steady rolling as he's ever sounded, serving up hooks, elegant Euro-beats, and a modicum of glee in poking fun at his own uptight image.