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NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS


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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are an Australian alternative rock band, formed in London, United Kingdom in 1983 by frontman Nick Cave, multi-instrumentalist Mick Harvey and guitarist Blixa Bargeld. The band has included international personnel throughout its career and currently includes Cave, violinist and multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis, bassist Martyn P. Casey, keyboardist Conway Savage, and percussionists Thomas Wydler (Switzerland) and Jim Sclavunos (United States). The band was founded after the demise of Cave and Harvey's former group, The Birthday Party. Deviating from the noise rock roots of their contemporaries, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds have a distinctive take on alternative rock that has been influenced by various genres, including punk rock, gothic rock, no wave and blues. Their early material—From Her to Eternity (1984), The Firstborn Is Dead (1985), Your Funeral... My Trial (1986) and Tender Prey (1988)—had a primarily post-punk sound. As the band progressed, they began to incorporate more refined singer-songwriter elements. Their latest release, Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008), also experimented with garage rock, inspired by their side project Grinderman. They are best known for "Where the Wild Roses Grow", a collaborative single with Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue from their ninth studio album, Murder Ballads (1996). The song was an international commercial and critical success, giving them exposure in pop charts. The band also has a large cult following, due to their extensive back catalogue of fourteen studio albums and frequent international touring.

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Mick Harvey Shares New Track 'Setting You Free' From New Album 'Five Ways To Say Good Photo Mick Harvey Shares New Track 'Setting You Free' From New Album 'Five Ways To Say Goodbye'
by Michael Major - March 13, 2024

Discover Mick Harvey's latest track, 'Setting You Free' from his upcoming album FIVE WAYS TO SAY GOODBYE. Dive into the unique sound of this new music offering. The new track follows the original composition “When We Were Beautiful & Young” and “A Suitcase in Berlin,” a translation and reworking of ...

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds to Release New Album 'Wild God' in August Photo Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds to Release New Album 'Wild God' in August
by Michael Major - March 06, 2024

Produced by Cave and Warren Ellis, and mixed by David Fridmann, Cave began writing the album on New Year's Day 2023. With sessions at Miraval Studios in Provence, France and Soundtree Studios in London, England, the Bad Seeds added their unique alchemy, with additional performances from Colin Greenw...

Mick Harvey to Drop New Album 'Five Ways To Say Goodbye' Photo Mick Harvey to Drop New Album 'Five Ways To Say Goodbye'
by Michael Major - February 13, 2024

Mick Harvey will release new album shares new track 'When We Were Beautiful & Young'. The album will include original compositions alongside tracks written by artists as varied as Ed Kuepper (co-founder of The Saints), Fatal Shore (Phil Shoenfelt and Bruno Adams), David McComb (The Triffids / Blacke...

Mick Harvey & Amanda Acevedo Release New Album 'Phantasmagoria In Blue' Photo Mick Harvey & Amanda Acevedo Release New Album 'Phantasmagoria In Blue'
by Michael Major - September 11, 2023

Phantasmagoria in Blue is a 14-track album of duets, with Harvey and Acevedo bringing new life to songs. The release will be followed by Harvey and Acevedo’s first live UK dates where they will be joined by J.P. Shilo and Berlin band Sometimes with Others for a musical phantasmagoria, presented as t...

Mick Harvey & Amanda Acevedo Share New Track 'Creators Of Rain' Photo Mick Harvey & Amanda Acevedo Share New Track 'Creators Of Rain'
by Michael Major - July 13, 2023

Mexican singer and filmmaker Amanda Acevedo met Mick Harvey several years ago in Mexico City while Harvey was on tour with P.J. Harvey, but it wasn’t until 2021 that their current project burst into life, as the pair shared musical and other ideas across the oceans and through the ether between Aust...

Blur Added to the MEO KALORAMA 2023 Line-Up Photo Blur Added to the MEO KALORAMA 2023 Line-Up
by Michael Major - June 19, 2023

MEO Kalorama confirm that Blur will perform on the first day of the festival. The full line-up consists of 40% female artists, solo or in bands that are part of or led by women. The LGBTQI community will be represented as well as 16 national artists, including 4 local artists, from the Chelas é o Sí...

Mick Harvey & Amanda Acevedo Share Interpretation Of 'Love Is A Battlefield' Photo Mick Harvey & Amanda Acevedo Share Interpretation Of 'Love Is A Battlefield'
by Michael Major - May 03, 2023

In LA they worked with Alain Johannes (Eleven, Mark Lanegan, Queens of the Stone Age) recording most of the vocals at Norm Block’s Happy Ending studios in Silverlake. Harvey finished mixing the album and coordinated the mastering with local legend Mikey Young before Acevedo returned to Mexico. Plus,...

Secret Machines Announce New LP & Share 'There's No Starting Over' Photo Secret Machines Announce New LP & Share 'There's No Starting Over'
by Michael Major - October 26, 2022

Earlier this year, Secret Machines shared a fully revamped digital reissue of their highly acclaimed self-titled record, remastered by Simon Scott (Slowdive) and originally released on October 14, 2008 via TSM Recordings with original members Brandon Curtis (vocals, bass, keys) and Josh Garza (drums...

Secret Machines Announce Self-Titled LP Digital Reissue Photo Secret Machines Announce Self-Titled LP Digital Reissue
by Michael Major - August 10, 2022

Secret Machines will release a digital reissue of their highly acclaimed self-titled record, remastered by Simon Scott (Slowdive) and originally released on October 14, 2008 via TSM Recordings with original members Brandon Curtis (vocals, bass, keys) and Josh Garza (drums), with Phil Karnats (guitar...

Valerie June Releases Cover of Gillian Welch's 'Look At Miss Ohio' Photo Valerie June Releases Cover of Gillian Welch's 'Look At Miss Ohio'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 29, 2022

Acclaimed GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Valerie June has shared a stunning cover of Gillian Welch and David Rawling’s masterful character study, “Look At Miss Ohio.” Watch the visualizer here!...

Future Cavemen Share New Single 'Battle Scars' Photo Future Cavemen Share New Single 'Battle Scars'
by Michael Major - July 14, 2022

Following his beguiling EP ‘II’ released earlier this year, the new cut sees Future Cavemen blend enigmatic riffs with wonky electronics that tingle with electricity and squirm amidst fuzzy reverb and jangling percussion. “Battle Scars” owes to a range of retro influences whilst simultaneously makin...

Sky Ferreira Unveils New Single 'Don't Forget' Photo Sky Ferreira Unveils New Single 'Don't Forget'
by Michael Major - May 26, 2022

Critically-acclaimed, multi-dimensional artist Sky Ferreira makes a stunning return with “Don’t Forget” – her first new single since 2019’s “Downhill Lullaby.” Ferreira produced “Don’t Forget” with longtime collaborator Jorge Elbrecht (Ariel Pink) at Capitol’s historic Studio B in Hollywood, CA. A n...

Anna Calvi Releases New Single 'Ain't No Grave' Photo Anna Calvi Releases New Single 'Ain't No Grave'
by Michael Major - April 05, 2022

Tommy features four brilliant new songs from Calvi, including a cover of “Red Right Hand” - the Peaky Blinders theme song by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, a cover of Bob Dylan’s “All The Tired Horses” and two original songs written specifically for the show, “Ain’t No Grave” and “Burning Down.”...

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Add New North American Tour Dates Photo Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Add New North American Tour Dates
by Michael Major - January 31, 2022

Tickets to the newly added dates — March 10 at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, March 16 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver, and March 29 at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington, D.C. — can be purchased at nickcave.com beginning Friday, February 4 at 10am local time. Check out the full list...

Future Cavemen Unveil 'Gypsy Curse' Single Photo Future Cavemen Unveil 'Gypsy Curse' Single
by Michael Major - January 27, 2022

Future Cavemen will continue his ascendance this Spring with the confirmation of a new EP: ‘II’. Marking a vital next step in his evolution, the Bath-based solo artist AKA Joe Tennant teases the release with its captivating lead single: “Gypsy Curse”. Listen to the new single now!...

Nick Cave & Bad Seeds Release B-Sides & Rarities Part II Photo Nick Cave & Bad Seeds Release B-Sides & Rarities Part II
by Michael Major - October 22, 2021

B-Sides & Rarities Part II was compiled by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, and contains 27 rare and unreleased tracks from 2006-2020, including the first recordings of ‘Skeleton Tree’, ‘Girl In Amber’ and ‘Bright Horses’. Listen to the new album now!...

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds to Release New B-Sides Album Photo Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds to Release New B-Sides Album
by Michael Major - October 07, 2021

Today they share a previously unavailable live version of ‘Push The Sky Away’, the title track to the 2013 album of the same name. It was performed as part of ‘Film Music – Nick Cave & Warren Ellis’ at Hamer Hall in Melbourne in 2019, with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra....

Music Industry Veteran Leslie Hermelin Joins Marauder As Director Of Communications Photo Music Industry Veteran Leslie Hermelin Joins Marauder As Director Of Communications
by Sarah Jae Leiber - July 28, 2021

Hermelin brings 18 years of experience and an extensive background working with record labels, artists, music business, and lifestyle brands to the organization....

ALEX THE ASTRONAUT Named to OUT Magazine's 'OUT100' List Photo ALEX THE ASTRONAUT Named to OUT Magazine's 'OUT100' List
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 03, 2020

ALEX THE ASTRONAUT released her anticipated debut album The Theory Of Absolutely Nothing this summer via Nettwerk, receiving praise from The New York Times, NPR Music, The Guardian, Refinery29, NME, Brooklyn Vegan, FLOOD Magazine and more....

VIDEO: Basia Bulat Unveils New Video for 'Love is at the End of the World' Photo VIDEO: Basia Bulat Unveils New Video for 'Love is at the End of the World'
by Sarah Leiber - December 01, 2020

Singer-songwriter Basia Bulat shares the video for her song “Love is at the End of the World” today. The song is featured on her critically acclaimed album Are You in Love?, released in the spring via Secret City Records and produced by Jim James of My Morning Jacket....

IDIOT PRAYER: NICK CAVE ALONE AT ALEXANDRA PALACE Extended Film in Cinemas Nov. 5 Photo IDIOT PRAYER: NICK CAVE ALONE AT ALEXANDRA PALACE Extended Film in Cinemas Nov. 5
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 03, 2020

Following the extraordinary response to the online streaming event in July, audiences will have another chance to experience Idiot Prayer - Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace as it screens in cinemas globally via Trafalgar Releasing from 5 November....

Steve Von Till New Album 'No Wilderness Deep Enough' and Debut Book Out This Friday Photo Steve Von Till New Album 'No Wilderness Deep Enough' and Debut Book Out This Friday
by A.A. Cristi - August 03, 2020

No Wilderness Deep Enough's six pieces of music shape a hallucinatory landscape of sound that plumbs the depths of the natural world's mysteries and uncertainties --questions that have vexed humanity since the dawn of time asked anew amidst a backdrop that's as haunting as it is holistic. ...

VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for IDIOT PRAYER: NICK CAVE ALONE AT ALEXANDRA PALACE TRAILE Photo VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for IDIOT PRAYER: NICK CAVE ALONE AT ALEXANDRA PALACE TRAILER
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 13, 2020

IDIOT PRAYER: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace - Nick Cave performs solo at the piano in a film shot this June, at the iconic London venue. Join the global live streaming event on 23 July 2020....

Nick Cave Presents 'Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace' Photo Nick Cave Presents 'Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace'
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 02, 2020

Nick Cave performs solo at the piano in Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace, a film shot at the iconic London venue this June. Join the online streaming event on 23 July 2020....

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Cancel 2020 North American Tour Photo Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Cancel 2020 North American Tour
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 09, 2020

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have canceled their North American 2020 tour due to the coronavirus pandemic. The band are planning to return to the US and Canada in 2021, details to be announced this Fall....











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