John Cale Announces Fragments of a Rainy Season Reissue, Shares “Hallelujah” Video: Watch

John Cale has announced a reissue of Fragments of a Rainy Season, his 1992 live album. Recorded over the course of his tour that year, it features both original songs and covers. It’s out December 9 via Double Six/Domino, and includes Cale’s rendition of Leonard Cohen’s iconic “Hallelujah,” which has a new video. Directed by Abigail Portner, it features Cale playing and smashing a piano covered in insects. Find the video, artwork, and tracklist below.

Fragments of a Rainy Season:

01 On A Wedding Anniversary
02 Lie Still, Sleep Becalmed
03 Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
04 Cordoba
05 Buffalo Ballet
06 A Child’s Christmas In Wales
07 Darling I Need You
08 Guts
09 Ship Of Fools
10 Leaving It Up To You
11 The Ballad of Cable Hogue
12 Chinese Envoy
13 Dying On The Vine
14 Fear (Is A Man’s Best Friend)
15 Heartbreak Hotel
16 Style It Takes
17 Paris 1919
18 (I Keep A) Close Watch
19 Thoughtless Kind
20 Hallelujah
21 Fear (Is A Man’s Best Friend) – Outtake
22 Amsterdam – Outtake
23 Broken Hearts – Outtake
24 I’m Waiting For The Man – Outtake
25 Heartbreak Hotel – Outtake (Strings)
26 Fear (Is A Man’s Best Friend) – Outtake (Strings)
27 Paris 1919 – Outtake (Strings)
28 Antarctica Starts Here – Outtake (Strings)

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