Nick Cave : Classic or Dud ?

well this is terrible

Saw the Distant Sky simulcast screening on Thursday. Clearly the arena shows were all pretty much identical because it was the same set I saw in London. A poorer show tbh, the version of Tupelo in articular wasn't nearly as good and the whole thing seemed a lot more one-note in terms of song tempo. Some observations:

Still don't like that new arrangement of The Ship Song.
Martyn Casey has mutated into Steve Bannon.
Jim S has turned into Mark 'Chappers' Chapman.
The hands-on-hip shaker action Jim did during Red Right Hand was a tad camp.
Loved Thomas Winder's confused face when he was trying to watch for a cue during The Weeping Song when Nick was on walkabout.
Laughed out loud at Thomas' panic during the count-in for Push The Sky Away when he realised his beater was the wrong way round.

Sad news – ex-Bad Seed Conway Savage has passed away of a brain tumour, aged 58. RIP.

oh fuck

RIP :( :( :(

saddest news

https://www.theredhandfiles.com/what-are-your-thoughts-on-brian-enos-stance-on-israel/

Nick Cave shares letter to Brian Eno on Israel concert.

thanks for this, nice to read these letters

what the hell

https://theredhandfiles.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e3a1d76999a9cb593da469b4c&id=b9acf0665d&e=ceb1e8bf44

2nd try

https://www.nickcave.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/GHOSTEEN_PACKSHOT_01.jpg

why am I looking for Waldo

You can expect a new album next week.

It is called Ghosteen.

It is a double album.

Part 1 comprises of eight songs.

The Spinning Song
Bright Horses
Waiting For You
Night Raid
Sun Forest
Galleon Ship
Ghosteen Speaks
Leviathan

Part 2 consists of two long songs, linked by a spoken word piece.

Ghosteen
Fireflies
Hollywood

The songs on the first album are the children.

The songs on the second album are their parents.

Ghosteen is a migrating spirit.

Exciting!

Seeing his Q&A next Monday. Wonder if he will add anything new to the setlist...

BIG GHOST aka the steendriver

I've yet to hear a single album by him. I suppose I could start here.

Hmm, I'm not sure any one album is the definitive "one to start with," but (having not heard it), I'm not sure this album is that one.

This does seem like potentially a weird time to check in with no foreknowledge, yes.

That cover tho.

it looks weirdly like it's been put through a deep dream filter

The seeds were never bad to begin with and they have sprouted.

I went to the Q&A Friday night and he totally denied they were working on a new album. I guess if it was already in the can he might have been technically truthful.

lol, tricky bastard

wonder just how long the two long songs are, presumably quite a bit since they make up half the album

intrigued and looking forward to this

Fantastic news!

I absolutely love the cover. It's different to both but makes me think of the cover of the last Andrew W.K. album You're Not Alone and the photo that was recently released from the forthcoming H. P. Lovecraft The Colour Out Of Space adaptation with Nicolas Cage.

As always with a new NC & the Bad Seeds I'm curious to find out who constitutes the Seeds this time around, other than BFF Ellis obv, I suppose I can wait a week

On first blush I don't love the title, the artwork though is bonkers two thumbs up

why am I looking for Waldo

― StanM, Monday, September 23, 2019 6:52 AM (four hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

I was searching for Kenny Loggins

Art source identified:

new nick cave album art looks like a print you’d buy in a christian superstore because well pic.twitter.com/pVp3rPRmGh

— metal dot txt (@metaltxt) September 23, 2019

pic.twitter.com/KO3pQpEQFM

— metal dot txt (@metaltxt) September 23, 2019

interesting that this is an edit to his Breath of Life painting with Adam highlighted in the original pic.twitter.com/SWw6Ql8KUC

— metal dot txt (@metaltxt) September 23, 2019

The band I was in for our last record we typed in a couple of keywords into Google image search and like the 2nd hit was a crazy/great painting and we emailed the dude and viola that's what we used.

I sincerely hope that's what Nick did.

"Hey Warren...Warren! Look! What if like we had animals in this setting?"
"Yeah mate yeah fantastic...can we get a lion too?"
"A lion? Fucking obviously"
"Awesome"

Looks like the usual crew

GHOSTEEN – THE NEW ALBUM
24 SEPTEMBER 2019

Ghosteen, the new two part album from Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, will be released globally on all digital platforms on Friday 4 October.

Vinyl and CD will be released on Friday 8 November, pre-order now here.

Ghosteen will premiere in full on YouTube at 10pm BST on Thursday 3 October and at listening events worldwide, more information here. This will be the first chance to listen to the new album.

Track Listing:

Part One
1 Spinning Song
2 Bright Horses
3 Waiting for You
4 Night Raid
5 Sun Forest
6 Galleon Ship
7 Ghosteen Speaks
8 Leviathan

Part Two
1 Ghosteen
2 Fireflies
3 Hollywood

The album was recorded in 2018 and early 2019 at Woodshed in Malibu, Nightbird in Los Angeles, Retreat in Brighton and Candybomber in Berlin. It was mixed by Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Lance Powell and Andrew Dominik at Conway in Los Angeles.

Nick Cave – vocals, piano, synthesizer, backing vocal
Warren Ellis – synthesizer, loops, flute, violin, piano, backing vocals
Thomas Wydler – drums
Martyn Casey – bass
Jim Sclavunos – vibraphone, percussion
George Vjestica – guitar

track times for the curious

https://music.apple.com/gb/album/1479214340

Mixed by Andrew Dominik? the film director?

apparently!

half of his filmography is Cave collabs so presumably yes

xpost

Yeah I knew their other relationship but that's interesting, I wonder if there is any film element or if it relates to the spoken bit.
I checked out from the Bad Seeds when the Harvey / Bargeld era transitioned to the Ellis era but I might give this a listen.

Just wanting to say again that the Cave/Ellis soundtrack to the Mars TV series is really, really lovely.

MASSIVE dud

fuiud Australians

OH I DISAGREE

xp the mercy seat is waiting, friend

seems like another one informed by his grief for his son

https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-nick-cave-cover-daniel-johnstons-devil-town/

Just wanting to say again that the Cave/Ellis soundtrack to the Mars TV series is really, really lovely.

― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Wednesday, 25 September 2019 01:29 (fourteen hours ago) link

Yeah this was great

Saw the three-hour Q&A last night, and it’s definitely worth seeing if you can.

The questions kind of fell between Tony Robbins (questions from people grieving and dealing with addiction) to Kevin Smith (what song would you play if playing one song would save the planet? A: “Babe, I’m on Fire” continuously).

Cave on solo piano was as intense as a Bad Seeds show in its energy, and the public intimacy and vulnerability of the whole thing (more from the women than the men, in their questions) made for a really memorable night.

hype ting, global premiere on youtube happening now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwlU_wsT20Q

oh damn good looking out

ghosteen is a hell of a title considering his recent family life

So far...is this Nick's "New Jersey"?

Sounds pretty, wonder if he's done ever rocking out again.

natural progression from the past couple of records. lovely microkorg work. typically gaudy and perfectly cliched, lyrically.

so far it sounds like the NMSWP to Skeleton Tree's Boatman's Call, if that makes any sense. more ornate and elaborate extension of the same general vibe