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
― chr1sb3singer, Monday, 23 September 2019 15:32 (four years ago) link
why am I looking for Waldo
― StanM, Monday, September 23, 2019 6:52 AM (four hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
I was searching for Kenny Loggins
― Evan, Monday, 23 September 2019 15:35 (four years ago) link
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
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 23 September 2019 16:18 (four years ago) link
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"
― chr1sb3singer, Monday, 23 September 2019 16:29 (four years ago) link
Looks like the usual crew
GHOSTEEN – THE NEW ALBUM24 SEPTEMBER 2019Ghosteen, 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 One1 Spinning Song2 Bright Horses3 Waiting for You4 Night Raid5 Sun Forest6 Galleon Ship7 Ghosteen Speaks8 LeviathanPart Two1 Ghosteen2 Fireflies3 HollywoodThe 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 vocalWarren Ellis – synthesizer, loops, flute, violin, piano, backing vocalsThomas Wydler – drumsMartyn Casey – bassJim Sclavunos – vibraphone, percussionGeorge Vjestica – guitar
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 One1 Spinning Song2 Bright Horses3 Waiting for You4 Night Raid5 Sun Forest6 Galleon Ship7 Ghosteen Speaks8 Leviathan
Part Two1 Ghosteen2 Fireflies3 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 vocalWarren Ellis – synthesizer, loops, flute, violin, piano, backing vocalsThomas Wydler – drumsMartyn Casey – bassJim Sclavunos – vibraphone, percussionGeorge Vjestica – guitar
― chr1sb3singer, Tuesday, 24 September 2019 16:20 (four years ago) link
track times for the curious
https://music.apple.com/gb/album/1479214340
― Simon H., Tuesday, 24 September 2019 17:55 (four years ago) link
Mixed by Andrew Dominik? the film director?
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Tuesday, 24 September 2019 21:48 (four years ago) link
apparently!
― Simon H., Tuesday, 24 September 2019 22:05 (four years ago) link
half of his filmography is Cave collabs so presumably yes
― now let's play big lunch take little lunch (sic), Tuesday, 24 September 2019 22:06 (four years ago) link
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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.
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Tuesday, 24 September 2019 22:20 (four years ago) link
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 (four years ago) link
MASSIVE dud
fuiud Australians
― vanjie wail (qiqing), Wednesday, 25 September 2019 01:32 (four years ago) link
OH I DISAGREE
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 25 September 2019 02:44 (four years ago) link
xp the mercy seat is waiting, friend
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Wednesday, 25 September 2019 03:48 (four years ago) link
seems like another one informed by his grief for his son
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 25 September 2019 03:54 (four years ago) link
https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-nick-cave-cover-daniel-johnstons-devil-town/
― na (NA), Wednesday, 25 September 2019 14:38 (four years ago) link
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
― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Wednesday, 25 September 2019 01:29 (fourteen hours ago) link
Yeah this was great
― chr1sb3singer, Wednesday, 25 September 2019 15:31 (four years ago) link
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.
― ... (Eazy), Tuesday, 1 October 2019 16:21 (four years ago) link
hype ting, global premiere on youtube happening now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwlU_wsT20Q
― meaulnes, Thursday, 3 October 2019 20:59 (four years ago) link
oh damn good looking out
― Simon H., Thursday, 3 October 2019 21:04 (four years ago) link
ghosteen is a hell of a title considering his recent family life
― omar little, Thursday, 3 October 2019 21:08 (four years ago) link
So far...is this Nick's "New Jersey"?
― chr1sb3singer, Thursday, 3 October 2019 21:11 (four years ago) link
Sounds pretty, wonder if he's done ever rocking out again.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 3 October 2019 21:14 (four years ago) link
natural progression from the past couple of records. lovely microkorg work. typically gaudy and perfectly cliched, lyrically.
― meaulnes, Thursday, 3 October 2019 21:17 (four years ago) link
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
― Simon H., Thursday, 3 October 2019 21:20 (four years ago) link
fwiw he has said to expect a third Grinderman album
― Simon H., Thursday, 3 October 2019 21:23 (four years ago) link
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, October 3, 2019 2:14 PM (nine minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
did the last two records "rock out"
― american bradass (BradNelson), Thursday, 3 October 2019 21:25 (four years ago) link
I don't think so? But he did play a couple of rocking hits on tour, iirc, which seemed kind of weird and obvious compared to the quieter introspective stranger new stuff.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 3 October 2019 21:29 (four years ago) link
It would be pretty funny if Grinderman 3 turned out to be another album of synthy drumless ballads
― Simon H., Thursday, 3 October 2019 21:31 (four years ago) link
I liked his last couple of albums a lot, but they made more of an impression in the context of the documentary and concert film, respectfully, then they did on my stereo.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 3 October 2019 21:32 (four years ago) link
Push the Sky Away certainly had moments of rocking out (the ends of "Jubilee Street" and "Higgs Boson Blues")
― ufo, Thursday, 3 October 2019 21:34 (four years ago) link
I love the last two records but part didn't grab me much, I'm however willing to believe this sounds way better in a non-streaming on Youtube format
― chr1sb3singer, Thursday, 3 October 2019 21:45 (four years ago) link
"Part 1" I meant to say
ah, that was all too samey for me. i nearly fell asleep.
― meaulnes, Thursday, 3 October 2019 22:15 (four years ago) link
This mostly sounds like Nick Cave reading out poetry over a noodly Cave/Ellis soundtrack.
It sounds a lot like Skeleton Tree but it's missing something.
― Non, je ned raggette rien (onimo), Friday, 4 October 2019 08:07 (four years ago) link
there's some very pretty bits on this and i think i would really like it if it was only for a few tracks in the context of a more varied album but it's too much all at once. i felt the same way about skeleton tree and never got into it the way i did push the sky away, which is one of my favourites of his.
― ufo, Friday, 4 October 2019 08:48 (four years ago) link
ok the second disc rules, the longer songs allow for much more movement and progression so they end up more engaging overall
― ufo, Friday, 4 October 2019 10:05 (four years ago) link
Worthy but tedious album. A real slog to get through. I'm sure the Guardian will love it and Nick's new legion of hipster fans and edgy moms will be all over it, but I miss the Bad Seeds as a band and the excitement and energy from their old albums.
― Fried Egg Sandwich, Friday, 4 October 2019 11:15 (four years ago) link
I'm sure the Guardian will love it
Bingo:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/oct/04/nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds-ghosteen-review-the-most-beautiful-songs-he-has-ever-recorded
― pomenitul, Friday, 4 October 2019 11:16 (four years ago) link
i loved skeleton tree and y’all are being real nerds about this
― american bradass (BradNelson), Friday, 4 October 2019 11:27 (four years ago) link
Nick's new legion of hipster fans and edgy moms will be all over it
Hipster fans and edgy moms how? Haven't heard the new one yet, but why do you think this is the case?
― Le Bateau Ivre, Friday, 4 October 2019 11:27 (four years ago) link
dnftt
― now let's play big lunch take little lunch (sic), Friday, 4 October 2019 11:28 (four years ago) link
the good bits on this are really so good that i already regret being vaguely dismissive of it earlier when i was halfway through it
― ufo, Friday, 4 October 2019 11:36 (four years ago) link
I had already pre-ordered it so I think I might hold off on listening to it again until I have the physical copy in a month or so, but on first blush it wasn't really for me, certainly the obvious next step after Skeleton Tree, but not as engaging
― chr1sb3singer, Friday, 4 October 2019 13:08 (four years ago) link
The bit I heard there was some (relatively) high-register singing. Was that Nick, or Ellis, or someone else?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 4 October 2019 13:33 (four years ago) link
I couldn't really tell, feels like it wasn't always Nick or Warren
― chr1sb3singer, Friday, 4 October 2019 14:00 (four years ago) link
I don't know that anyone is gonna write a better Nick Cave song than Elena Setien this year:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43rYIsnoPug
― bendy, Friday, 4 October 2019 18:01 (four years ago) link
at the end of "Hollywood" i'm pretty sure it's Cave who sings for a while in a higher register
― ufo, Friday, 4 October 2019 23:04 (four years ago) link
tried cutting it down to five tracks because i found the first disc to be a bit too meandering and found it to be completely transcendent like this:
GhosteenBright HorsesNight RaidGalleon ShipHollywood
― ufo, Saturday, 5 October 2019 01:09 (four years ago) link