Pre-Release
- AUG 30, 2024
- 10 Songs
- Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus · 2004
- Red Right Hand (Theme from 'Peaky Blinders') - Single · 1994
- B-Sides & Rarities (Part II) · 2021
- The Boatman's Call (2011 - Remaster) · 1975
- Tender Prey (2010 - Remaster) · 1988
- The Boatman's Call (2011 - Remaster) · 1997
- Wild God · 2024
- Let Love In (2011 Remaster) · 1994
- Red Right Hand (Theme from 'Peaky Blinders') - Single · 1994
- Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus · 2004
Essential Albums
- The songwriter transfigures personal tragedy into growling, elemental elegies. On his latest collaboration with the Bad Seeds, Nick Cave pulls us through the gorgeous, groaning terrors of “Anthrocene” and “Jesus Alone” only to deliver us, scarred but safe, to “I Need You” and “Skeleton Tree,” a pair of tender, mournful folk ballads.
Artist Playlists
- Meet the godfather of gothic gloom.
- Their darkest, most brooding cuts are well-suited for the spookiest night of the year.
- Sex, drugs, religious ecstasy, death, and rock 'n' roll.
- Discover the creative impact of the alt-hero's red right hand.
- These incendiary invectives aren't for the faint of heart.
Live Albums
Compilations
More To Hear
- Mark talks with legendary punk rocker Kid Congo Powers.
- Matt delves into the catalogues of Nick Cave and slowthai.
- Delving into the catalogues of Nick Cave and slowthai.
About Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Fronted by rock ‘n’ roll’s Prince of Darkness, The Bad Seeds have practiced creative destruction since their inception, always transforming their sound to challenge and invigorate listeners. Australian singer Nick Cave and multi-instrumentalist Mick Harvey formed the band from the ashes of their post-punk group The Birthday Party in London, England, in 1983. Their chilling 1984 debut, From Her to Eternity, helped establish Cave’s singular, mythic lyricism as he plumbed the depths of human darkness through stories about sinners and demons. The band relocated to West Berlin in 1985 and developed the dark, theatrical sound that defined their intense ‘80s output, with feverish numbers like 1988’s “Deanna” or “The Mercy Seat”—a whirling crescendo sung from the perspective of a man headed to the electric chair—becoming fan favourites. As the ‘90s dawned, the band turned their focus toward composition instead of attempting to capture the electrifying energy of their live shows. The lush, piano-heavy atmospheres of “The Ship Song” (from 1990’s The Good Son) signalled a shift toward a more ornate, pop-leaning sound that continued with songs like 1994’s shadowy “Red Right Hand” and 1996’s gloomy Kylie Minogue duet “Where the Wild Roses Grow,” as well as on 1997’s sparse, romantic The Boatman’s Call. The band’s artistic evolution has bloomed enormously in the 21st century, buoyed by multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis’ expanding role. Songs like 2013’s “Jubilee Street” found them at the heights of orchestral grandeur, while 2016’s electronic-infused Skeleton Tree and 2019’s ethereal Ghosteen found Cave expressing a profound grief in the wake of his son’s death.
- ORIGIN
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- FORMED
- 1983
- GENRE
- Rock