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15 Best Songs of the Week: Elbow, Iron & Wine and Fiona Apple, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, and More

Plus Camera Obscura, Julia Holter, St. Vincent, La Luz, King Hannah, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Weeks’ Other Notable New Tracks

Mar 08, 2024

Welcome to the eighth Songs of the Week of 2024. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because we were deep in deadline-mode finishing our new print issue, so this week’s Songs of the Week covers the last two weeks. To be honest, we are still putting the finishing touches on the issue today and tomorrow, but there were so many notable songs released in the last two weeks that we still had to find the time to do a Songs of the Week today. More

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Announce New Album, Share Title Track “Wild God”

Wild Dog Due Out August 30 via Bad Seed/Play It Again Sam

Mar 06, 2024

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds have announced a new album, Wild God, and shared its first single, title track “Wild God.” More

Apr 27, 2022

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ seventh album Henry’s Dream, despite its polarized fan reception and Cave’s own vocal disapproval of its production value, is a misunderstood masterpiece, remaining a significant transitional release for the group. The album, which saw Cave and his band officially leaning into the rusted phantasmagoria explored further on the subsequent Let Love In and Murder Ballads, boasts several of their finest tracks and introduced the influential post-punk outfit to a wider American audience. More

Mar 03, 2022

Recovering from the blood-spattered mania of 1996’s brilliant Murder Ballads, iconic Austrailian singer/songwriter Nick Cave regathered with The Bad Seeds for their 10th studio outing—a sudden shift in direction from the group’s signature blend of gritty post punk and art rock experimentation. More

Nov 16, 2021

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have announced a spring 2022 North American tour in support of their recent album, CARNAGE. Tickets go on sale this Friday (Nov. 19) at 10 a.m. local time via Cave’s website. More

Sep 23, 2021

London-based band Public Service Broadcasting have shared a video for a new song titled “Der Rhythmus der Maschinen,” featuring German artist Blixa Bargeld (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Einstürzende Neubauten). It is the latest release from their forthcoming fourth studio album, Bright Magic, which will be out on September 24 via Play it Again Sam. More

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Share Previously Unreleased Song “Earthlings”

B-Sides & Rarities Part II Due Out October 22 via Mute

Sep 16, 2021

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds will be releasing their upcoming compilation B-Sides & Rarities Part II on October 22 via Mute. The band have now shared the previously unreleased “Earthlings,” a song created in 2018-2019 during the sessions for their previous studio album Ghosteen. More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Wolf Alice, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, Bachelor, and More

Plus Flock of Dimes, Real Estate, Julien Baker, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Feb 26, 2021

Welcome to the seventh Songs of the Week of 2021. This week’s big music news was probably that Daft Punk had broken up. More

Bully Performs Cover of PJ Harvey’s “Dry”

Made For Sounds of Saving’s “Song That Found Me At The Right Time” Series

Feb 02, 2021

Bully (aka Alicia Bognanno) has performed a cover of PJ Harvey’s “Dry” as a part of suicide prevention organization Sound of Saving’s “Song That Found Me At The Right Time” series. The performance, which was preceded by a Q&A with Bognanno, was done in partnership with the American Association of Suicidology. More

Nick Cave Announces New Solo Live Concert Film and Album Recorded During the Pandemic

Idiot Prayer - Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace Film Out November 5 and Album Out November 20

Sep 03, 2020

Nick Cave has announced a new solo live concert film and album, Idiot Prayer - Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace. It was filmed in June and as its title suggests it features Cave at a piano, alone in the empty iconic London venue. More

Feb 18, 2020

Last fall Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds released a powerful new album, Ghosteen. Now the band have announced some new fall tour dates. Weyes Blood (aka Natalie Mering) is set to be the support act on some of the dates. More

PJ Harvey Covers Nick Cave’s “Red Right Hand” for “Peaky Blinders”

Peaky Blinders Original Soundtrack Due Out November 15 via Universal

Oct 23, 2019

PJ Harvey has covered Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds’ classic “Red Right Hand.” It’s been done for the soundtrack of the Netflix/BBC show Peaky Blinders, which features the song and has had various others cover it. More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Nick Cave, Anna Meredith, Kim Gordon, FKA twigs, and More

Plus Corridor, Michael Stipe, Caribou, Girl Ray, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Oct 11, 2019

Welcome to another Songs of the Week. Last week we covered two week’s worth of songs, but this week we’re back to our regular coverage. Although there are a heck of a lot of honorable mentions this week. More

Album of the Week: Angel Olsen

Plus Stream the New Albums from DIIV, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Wilco, Chromatics, that dog., Lightning Dust, and Danny Brown

Oct 04, 2019

Angel Olsen released a new album, All Mirrors, today via Jagjaguwar and it’s our Album of the Week. Find more info on the album here. Also here are streams of other notable albums released today: DIIV, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Wilco, Chromatics, that dog., Lightning Dust, and Danny Brown. More

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Stream the New Album Early

Ghosteen Officially Due Out Tomorrow

Oct 03, 2019

Last week Nick Cave announced a new Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds album, Ghosteen, due for release tomorrow (October 4). Now they have streamed the whole album on YouTube a few hours before its official release on all streaming platforms. More

Sep 23, 2019

Nick Cave has announced a new Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds album, Ghosteen, that is due out next week. Cave announced the news on his website www.theredhandfiles.com where he answers fan questions. More

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Share “Distant Sky – Live in Copenhagen” Video

Distant Sky – Live in Copenhagen EP Due Out September 28 via Bad Seed Ltd

Jul 09, 2018

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds are releasing a new live EP, Distant Sky - Live in Copenhagen, on September 28 via Bad Seed Ltd. The four-song EP was recorded in October 2017 at the Copenhagen Royal Arena and will be released on 12-inch vinyl and digitally. Now they have shared a video for the EP’s version of title track “Distant Sky,” filmed live in Copenhagen of course. More

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Announce New North American and Latin American Tour Dates

October Dates Include Some Shows with Support from Cigarettes After Sex

Apr 13, 2018

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds have announced some more tour dates for this October. They include shows in North America and Latin America. Cigarettes After Sex will be supporting most of the North American dates. Check out all the dates below, followed by a trailer for the tour. More

Dec 14, 2017

Jarvis Cocker and Iggy Pop have teamed up to cover the Nick Cave classic “Red Right Hand” (from 1994). They have done so for the TV show Peaky Blinders. The show, which stars Cillian Murphy as the leader if a gang in post-WWI Birmingham, England, airs on BBC 2 in the U.K. and Netflix in the U.S. More

Watch Trailer for New Nick Cave Biographical Graphic Novel

Nick Cave: Mercy on Me Due Out September 7 via First Second/SelfMadeHero

Aug 17, 2017

Nick Cave: Mercy on Me is a new biographical graphic novel about Nick Cave that spans from his childhood to his work with The Birthday Party and The Bad Seeds and comes from German writer/artist Reinhard Kleist, who has previously done graphic novels on Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash. More

Premiere: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis – “Snow Wolf” from the Wind River OST

Lakeshore and Invada Records will release soundtrack on August 4, same day film hits theaters

Aug 01, 2017

Lakeshore and Invada Records will release the Wind River soundtrack on August 4, the same day the film hits theaters. More

Watch Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Perform “Rings of Saturn” on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”

Skeleton Tree and Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds 1984-2014 Both Out Now

Jun 14, 2017

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds released a brand new album last September, Skeleton Tree. More

Watch: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - “Magneto” Video

Skeleton Tree Out Now, One More Time With Feeling Returns to Theaters December 1st

Nov 07, 2016

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds released a brand new album in September, Skeleton Tree. The whole thing premiered in movie theaters for one night only via its accompanying black & white feature film, One More Time With Feeling, shot partially in 3D and directed by Andrew Dominik (Chopper, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Killing Them Softly). More

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Announce 2017 North American Tour Dates

Skeleton Tree Out Now, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis to Release Mars Soundtrack November 11

Oct 26, 2016

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds released a brand new album in September, Skeleton Tree. The whole thing premiered in movie theaters for one night only via its accompanying black & white feature film, One More Time With Feeling, shot partially in 3D and directed by Andrew Dominik (Chopper, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Killing Them Softly). More

Oct 06, 2016

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds released a brand new album in September, Skeleton Tree. The whole thing premiered in movie theaters for one night only via its accompanying black & white feature film, One More Time With Feeling, shot partially in 3D and directed by Andrew Dominik (Chopper, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Killing Them Softly). More

Watch: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - “I Need You” Video

Skeleton Tree Out Today, Stream it Now

Sep 09, 2016

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds are releasing a brand new album today, Skeleton Tree. Beyond a video for “Jesus Alone,” little of the album had been heard prior to its release. More

Watch: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - “Jesus Alone” Video

Skeleton Tree Album Due Out September 9, One More Time With Feeling Film Screens September 8

Sep 01, 2016

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds are releasing a brand new album and an accompanying feature film next week. The album is titled Skeleton Tree and is due out September 9 and the film (shot partially in 3D), One More Time With Feeling, will screen for one night only the night before the album’s release, on September 8. Now the band have shared a video for “Jesus Alone.” More

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Announce New Album and Feature Film

Skeleton Tree Album Due Out September 9, One More Time With Feeling Film Screens September 8

Jun 02, 2016

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds have announced a brand new album and an accompanying feature film. The album is titled Skeleton Tree and is due out September 9 and the film (shot partially in 3D), One More Time With Feeling, will screen for one night only the night before the album’s release, on September 8. More

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Announce Vinyl Reissues

Eleven Classic Albums Will Be Released On 180 Gram Vinyl

Nov 20, 2014

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds are set to reissue eleven albums on 180 gram vinyl, beginning with their first four albums, including the double EP Your Funeral…My Trial, on December 16. More

Nov 12, 2014

“Give us a Kiss” and “Jubilee Street,” two cuts from the recent Nick Cave pseudo-doc 20,000 Days on Earth will be receiving a limited edition vinyl release. More

Nov 02, 2014

Early this week, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds teased their Austin City Limits performance with a web only performance of “Stagger Lee.” More

Oct 30, 2014

On Nov 1, Austin City Limits will feature Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds. More

Oct 15, 2014

Over the next year, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds will reissue their complete discography on vinyl. More

Sep 04, 2014

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds have shared the previously unreleased track “Give Us A Kiss” and a live version of their 2013 song “Jubilee Street.” Both songs were taken from the film 20,000 Days On Earth, a documentary/fiction hybrid inspired by Cave that will be hitting U.S. theaters later this month. More

Mar 03, 2014

This summer Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds will embark on an extensive North American tour. More

Dec 06, 2013

Recently announcing a new round of North American tour dates next summer in support of his latest album Push the Sky Away, Nick Cave and his band The Bad Seeds have premiered a new music video for their lengthy track “Higgs Boson Blues.” More

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Announce North American Tour

More Support Behind Push the Sky Away

Nov 18, 2013

Releasing their fifteenth studio album Push the Sky Away earlier this year, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds have announced plans for a new North American tour behind the record set to take place during the summer of next year. More

Apr 22, 2013

Over the weekend Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds released a new 7″ single titled “Animal X,” one of the many exclusive items for sale as part of Record Store Day. More




Reviews

Aug 18, 2022

This time last week, Under the Radar were in Oslo for Øya Festival. Here’s what we saw. More

May 31, 2022

The 9th edition of Primavera NOS takes place from June 9-11 so here’s Under the Radar’s 12 must-see acts. More

Oct 10, 2019

The final part in Nick Cave‘s trilogy is here. With foundations built on two modern classics2013’s Push the Sky Away and 2016’s The Skeleton KeyGhosteen is a double album that feels like a transformation, a regeneration, and one of the more incredible expressions of grief and strength we’ve yet seen from a modern artist. More

May 18, 2017

Compiling a best of collection is a tall task for any band. Doing so for a band with an eclectic and shapeshifting sound that has endured through three decades is nearly impossible. More

Oct 11, 2016

Let’s get the obvious out of the way here. Fairly or not, it’s almost impossible to talk about this record without talking about the unspeakable tragedy that befell Nick Cave during its making. More

Dec 23, 2013

The trouble with studio albums is they don’t always capture the essence of a band in the flesh. In the case of Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds it’s a point that’s amplified by their blistering outings in support of album number 15, Push the Sky Away. More

Feb 15, 2013

Push the Sky Away, Nick Cave’s 15th studio album with the Bad Seeds, is steeped in a calm, restrained atmosphere. It could hardly be further removed from the raucous Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! or the wacked-out, sleazy garage rock Grinderman, which should please the Cave apostles who prefer his music stay morose. More