Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds have announced a new album called Wild God, which will arrive on August 30th. Today, the band shared the album’s title track and lead single.
Released via Bad Seed in partnership with Play It Again Sam, Wild God will span 10 tracks, each produced by Cave and Warren Ellis. In addition to the band’s lineup — consisting of Cave, Ellis, Thomas Wydler, Martyn Casey, Jim Sclavunos, and George Vjestica — Luis Almau and Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood made contributions to the album.
Speaking about Wild God in a new statement, Cave expressed a “hope [that] the album has the effect on listeners that it’s had on me.” Continuing, he explained: “It bursts out of the speaker, and I get swept up with it. It’s a complicated record, but it’s also deeply and joyously infectious. There is never a master plan when we make a record.
Released via Bad Seed in partnership with Play It Again Sam, Wild God will span 10 tracks, each produced by Cave and Warren Ellis. In addition to the band’s lineup — consisting of Cave, Ellis, Thomas Wydler, Martyn Casey, Jim Sclavunos, and George Vjestica — Luis Almau and Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood made contributions to the album.
Speaking about Wild God in a new statement, Cave expressed a “hope [that] the album has the effect on listeners that it’s had on me.” Continuing, he explained: “It bursts out of the speaker, and I get swept up with it. It’s a complicated record, but it’s also deeply and joyously infectious. There is never a master plan when we make a record.
- 3/6/2024
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds have announced B-Sides & Rarities Part II, a second collection of rare and unreleased tracks that the group recorded over the past decade and a half.
The band released their first B-Sides & Rarities compilation in 2005. Since then, he and the Bad Seeds have recorded two more discs’ worth of B-sides and rarities, both released and unheard.
In total, the 27-song B-Sides & Rarities Part II boasts 19 unreleased tracks — compiled by Cave and Bad Seeds member Warren Ellis — including the first recordings of album cuts like “Skeleton Tree,...
The band released their first B-Sides & Rarities compilation in 2005. Since then, he and the Bad Seeds have recorded two more discs’ worth of B-sides and rarities, both released and unheard.
In total, the 27-song B-Sides & Rarities Part II boasts 19 unreleased tracks — compiled by Cave and Bad Seeds member Warren Ellis — including the first recordings of album cuts like “Skeleton Tree,...
- 8/19/2021
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
It’s a rare thing to see an artist’s worldview change overnight. For decades, Nick Cave has been goth rock’s hyperliterate poet laureate, famous for his intricately molded stories about rogues and “badlanders” all in the throes of anguish. (He has also always written beautiful love songs.) But where writing about doom and despair once seemed like a lark — see “Stagger Lee,” John Finn’s Wife,” Murder Ballads, etc. — the freak death of his 15-year-old son Arthur four years ago rightfully shook him to his core. His last album,...
- 10/10/2019
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Beacon Theatre, NYC June 15, 2017
Much is being written that Nick Cave's current tour of Skeleton Tree may be his best yet. Seeing Mr. Cave and The Bad Seeds' performance last night at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, I would agree. Playing every song from that album except "Rings of Saturn" plus another eleven classic songs (set list here) from his catalog, it was a show that will be difficult to rival by any touring act this year or quite possibly until Mr. Cave decides to tour again. Quite remarkable given that he's a few months shy of his 60th year on Earth.
Channeling both rage and ragged beauty, he is singer of staggering charisma. Plunging himself into the open arms of adoring fans almost from the start, his rich, booming baritone never missed a note in any of songs, even those...
Much is being written that Nick Cave's current tour of Skeleton Tree may be his best yet. Seeing Mr. Cave and The Bad Seeds' performance last night at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, I would agree. Playing every song from that album except "Rings of Saturn" plus another eleven classic songs (set list here) from his catalog, it was a show that will be difficult to rival by any touring act this year or quite possibly until Mr. Cave decides to tour again. Quite remarkable given that he's a few months shy of his 60th year on Earth.
Channeling both rage and ragged beauty, he is singer of staggering charisma. Plunging himself into the open arms of adoring fans almost from the start, his rich, booming baritone never missed a note in any of songs, even those...
- 6/15/2017
- by Dusty Wright
- www.culturecatch.com
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have unveiled a previously-unreleased song 'Give Us A Kiss'.
The track features in upcoming film 20,000 Days on Earth.
It is released as a digital single today (September 4), backed with 'Jubilee Street' (Live from The Sydney Opera House). A limited edition 10" vinyl follows on November 10.
"'Jubilee Street' forced its way into our film," said directors Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard.
"We'd planned to end with 'Push The Sky Away' and its pertinent lyrics about rock 'n' roll getting you right down to your soul; but after the band played 'Jubilee Street' at Sydney Opera House, we didn't stand a chance.
"Only four songs in and there was Nick, transforming in front of us. Our lives haven't been the same since."
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds are Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey, Thomas Wydler, Jim Sclavunos, Conway Savage, Barry Adamson and George Vjestica.
Their last album...
The track features in upcoming film 20,000 Days on Earth.
It is released as a digital single today (September 4), backed with 'Jubilee Street' (Live from The Sydney Opera House). A limited edition 10" vinyl follows on November 10.
"'Jubilee Street' forced its way into our film," said directors Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard.
"We'd planned to end with 'Push The Sky Away' and its pertinent lyrics about rock 'n' roll getting you right down to your soul; but after the band played 'Jubilee Street' at Sydney Opera House, we didn't stand a chance.
"Only four songs in and there was Nick, transforming in front of us. Our lives haven't been the same since."
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds are Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey, Thomas Wydler, Jim Sclavunos, Conway Savage, Barry Adamson and George Vjestica.
Their last album...
- 9/4/2014
- Digital Spy
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are getting ready to bow their first album in five years when "Push the Sky Away" drops on Feb. 19. In between, Cave has been busy in Grinderman. In fact, two-thirds of the ensemble for "Sky" have been busy with the same thing. Multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis, bassist Martyn Casey and percussionist Jim Sclavunos, in addition to Cave, made up Grinderman in its last incarnation in 2011; Bad Seeds alumni Thomas Wydler (drums) and Conway Savage (vocals) return as well. Mick Harvey is still M.I.A. since he and Cave had a parting of ways after more...
- 12/1/2012
- Hitfix
John Hillcoat likes to refer to Nick Cave – a key collaborator on all of his movies including his latest, the stylish gangster epic Lawless – as his right hand man or ‘the master”. It’s easy to see why. Cave, the musician and author, is Hillcoat’s creative soul mate. Lawless is the third movie Cave has written for Hillcoat and he’s also compiled a brilliant, haunting soundtrack for the film featuring bluegrass artists performing contemporary rock classics, like Velvet Undergound’s White Light/ White Heat.
And sharp-eyed fans of Cave might well spot him making a cameo appearance in Lawless too. “Yes, I am actually in Lawless,” Cave smiles. “There’s a scene in Chicago at the very start with a dead gangster in a car – well, I’m the dead gangster.”
So Cave is clearly in tune with Hillcoat and was involved with Lawless from the very start of the project.
And sharp-eyed fans of Cave might well spot him making a cameo appearance in Lawless too. “Yes, I am actually in Lawless,” Cave smiles. “There’s a scene in Chicago at the very start with a dead gangster in a car – well, I’m the dead gangster.”
So Cave is clearly in tune with Hillcoat and was involved with Lawless from the very start of the project.
- 9/4/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Nick Cave and crew's "Grinderman 2" is a filthy, loathsome, blown-out excuse of an album. And I highly recommend it. I say excuse because it's abusively clear that Cave is using this Bad Seeds side project-turned-real deal to muse about his favorite things, "Chicks. Death. Love," and just sound tremendously tough while doing it.
And Grinderman 2 is tough, make no mistake, like guitars strung with hair from Warren Ellis' beard, tough. But these are love songs nonetheless -- for rogue men, hungry wolf men that dream broken dreams. "You are the moon! Who needs the moon? / You are the stars! Who needs the stars? / O cling to me little baby in this broken dream," Cave howls on "Evil."
Musically, you have to go back to say, 1968 and the primitive psychedelic blues-rock of bands like Blue Cheer to find the roots of this malevolence. The band strives for a raw sound...
And Grinderman 2 is tough, make no mistake, like guitars strung with hair from Warren Ellis' beard, tough. But these are love songs nonetheless -- for rogue men, hungry wolf men that dream broken dreams. "You are the moon! Who needs the moon? / You are the stars! Who needs the stars? / O cling to me little baby in this broken dream," Cave howls on "Evil."
Musically, you have to go back to say, 1968 and the primitive psychedelic blues-rock of bands like Blue Cheer to find the roots of this malevolence. The band strives for a raw sound...
- 9/26/2010
- by Brandon Kim
- ifc.com
Nick Cave has claimed that forming Grinderman has turned the Bad Seeds "upside down". Grinderman is made up of Cave together with his Bad Seeds bandmates Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey and Jim Sclavunos. The band release their second album Grinderman 2 on September 13. Discussing the impact of founding the spinoff group, Cave told The Guardian: "It just had a kind of cataclysmic effect, you know? It just turned things upside down. For me, sonically, there was just too much going on in the Bad Seeds. "There's a sound that's really unique to them, this kind of monstrous sound, and there's nothing I like more than going onstage with them and having this monstrous kind of thing about me." He continued: "But something had happened where it felt really difficult to make a record like The Boatman's Call (more)...
- 9/3/2010
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Nick Cave made our headlines last month as rumor spreads he may be re-writing "The Crow" for the big screen. If this small screen presentation of his band Grinderman's "Heathen Child" is any indication for future cinematic endeavor, then I'm attending drunk. The track is culled from the act's forthcoming "Grinderman 2" album, due Sept. 13 via Anti-. The rest of the crew is rounded out by some of Cave's Bad Seeds, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey, and Jim Sclavunos. The clip is directed by John Hillcoat, who worked with Cave on "The Road" and "The Proposition." In it is featured B-movie...
- 8/10/2010
- Hitfix
Nick Cave is a busy man outside the Bad Seeds, writing screenplays, and when not scoring films with Warren Ellis, the two are ripping it as Grinderman with bandmates Martyn Casey and Jim Sclavunos.
Grinderman will release their second studio album, Grinderman 2, via Mute on September 13th and via Anti- Records in the U.S. on September 14th. They released a stream of this growling, carnal single "Heathen Child," which gets a release ahead of the full album on September 6th. A further limited edition double A-side 12" Coloured Vinyl will offer the two single tracks, a poster, plus the bonus track "Super Heathen Child" that features King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp.
Grinderman lists the tracks as:
1. Side A: Heathen Child/ Star Charmer
2. Side AA: Super Heathen Child (w/ Robert Fripp)
They're both too tough for one to be on the B-side, obviously.
Heathen Child by MuteRecords
And director John Hillcoat...
Grinderman will release their second studio album, Grinderman 2, via Mute on September 13th and via Anti- Records in the U.S. on September 14th. They released a stream of this growling, carnal single "Heathen Child," which gets a release ahead of the full album on September 6th. A further limited edition double A-side 12" Coloured Vinyl will offer the two single tracks, a poster, plus the bonus track "Super Heathen Child" that features King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp.
Grinderman lists the tracks as:
1. Side A: Heathen Child/ Star Charmer
2. Side AA: Super Heathen Child (w/ Robert Fripp)
They're both too tough for one to be on the B-side, obviously.
Heathen Child by MuteRecords
And director John Hillcoat...
- 7/28/2010
- by Brandon Kim
- ifc.com
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