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Los Angeles Rising Also Features Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Primal Scream, Grinderman, Gary Numan, and More
Feb 07, 2025
By Mark Redfern
The music community has really stepped up when it comes to raising money for those affected by the recent devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, from various benefit concerts and compilations to the millions raised during the Grammy Awards telecast. Los Angeles Rising is another compilation album added to the cause and it features Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker covering The Mamas and the Papas’ “California Dreamin’” and a new PJ Harvey song, “The Red River,” along with previously unreleased tracks by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Primal Scream, Grinderman, Gary Numan, and more. More
The Best Songs from the Best Albums of the Last Year
Jan 07, 2025
By Mark Redfern
We have put together a Spotify playlist for our Top 100 Albums of 2024 list and it’s 10 hours long. It features at least one song from each of our Top 100 in the order the albums appear on the list, from our #1 album to our #100. Some albums are represented by multiple songs filtered throughout the list. More
Nov 08, 2024
By Mark Redfern
The Grammy Nominations were announced today. We’re not sure we care, in light of Tuesday’s election results. More
Plus Devo, OMD, Nation of Language, The Go-Go’s, and Others
Oct 21, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Cruel World, the Los Angeles festival centered mainly on artists from the ’80s and ’90s, has announced its 2025 lineup. The event will be headlined by New Order and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. More
Plus Peel Dream Magazine, Why Bonnie, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 26, 2024
By Mark Redfern (and Marina Malin)
Welcome to the 24th Songs of the Week of 2024. This week’s list covers the last week. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Marina Mallin, Matt the Raven, and Scotty Dransfield helped me decide what should make the list. We considered over 20 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 12. More
Wild God Due Out August 30 via Bad Seed/Play It Again Sam
Jul 23, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds are releasing a new album, Wild God, on August 30 via Bad Seed/Play It Again Sam. Now they have shared its third single, “Long Dark Night,” via a lyric video More
Plus DIIV, Chinese American Bear, La Luz, Charly Bliss, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
May 31, 2024
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the 18th Songs of the Week of 2024. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because of the Memorial Day long weekend, so this list covers the best songs released in the last two weeks. This week Andy Von Pip, Matt the Raven, and Scott Dransfield helped me decide what should make the list. We seriously considered over 30 songs this week and narrowed it down to a Top 14. More
Wild God Due Out August 30 via Bad Seed/Play It Again Sam
May 29, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds are releasing a new album, Wild God, on August 30 via Bad Seed/Play It Again Sam. Now they have shared its second single, “Frogs.” More
Stream Both the Soundtrack and Score for Back to Black
Apr 12, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have shared the new track “Song For Amy,” which is found on two albums connected to the new Amy Winehouse biopic, Back to Black—its soundtrack and its score album (also composed by Cave and Ellis). The film is already out in the UK, but doesn’t hit American theaters until May 17. But both albums are out now. Stream the song and both albums here, followed by the film’s trailer. 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
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
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
Wild Dog Due Out August 30 via Bad Seed/Play It Again Sam
Mar 06, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds have announced a new album, Wild God, and shared its first single, title track “Wild God.” More
Seven Psalms Due Out June 17
Apr 21, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have announced the release of a spoken word album, Seven Psalms, which will be out on June 17. More
The Album First Came Out on March 3, 1997
Mar 03, 2022
By Austin Saalman
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
Where the Viaduct Looms Out Now via Bella Union
Dec 16, 2021
By Joey Arnone
14-year-old singer Nell Smith and The Flaming Lips have shared a live performance video for a cover of Nick Cave’s 1994 song “Red Right Hand.” The cover is featured on their newly-released Nick Cave covers album, Where the Viaduct Looms, out now on Bella Union. More
La Panthère Des Neiges Original Soundtrack Due Out December 17 via Invada/Lakeshore
Dec 15, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have shared a new track, “Les Cerfs.” It is the second song release from the soundtrack for their score to the upcoming documentary, La Panthère Des Neiges, which will be out on December 17 via Invada/Lakeshore. More
La Panthère Des Neiges Original Soundtrack Due Out December 17 via Invada/Lakeshore
Nov 23, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have scored the upcoming documentary La Panthère Des Neiges, and the original soundtrack for the film will be released on December 17 via Invada/Lakeshore. They have shared the soundtrack’s first single, “We Are Not Alone.” More
CARNAGE Out Now via Goliath
Nov 16, 2021
By Joey Arnone
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
B-Sides & Rarities Part II Due Out October 22 via Mute
Sep 16, 2021
By Joey Arnone
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
Plus Flock of Dimes, Real Estate, Julien Baker, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 26, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
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
Out Now via Goliath; Stream it Here
Feb 25, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have shared a new album titled Carnage. It is available now digitally via Goliath, and will be available on CD and vinyl on May 28. More
Idiot Prayer - Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace Film Out November 5 and Album Out November 20
Sep 03, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
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
By Christopher Roberts
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
Peaky Blinders Original Soundtrack Due Out November 15 via Universal
Oct 23, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
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
Plus Corridor, Michael Stipe, Caribou, Girl Ray, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Oct 11, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
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
Plus Stream the New Albums from DIIV, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Wilco, Chromatics, that dog., Lightning Dust, and Danny Brown
Oct 04, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
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
Ghosteen Officially Due Out Tomorrow
Oct 03, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
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
From Director Simon Bird, Stars Nick Cave’s Son
Oct 09, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Scotland’s Belle and Sebastian are scoring a new British indie film, Days of the Bagnold Summer, that stars Nick Cave’s 18-year-old son, Earl Cave (The End of the F***ing World). The film is the directorial debut of Simon Bird, an actor and comedian known for his role as Will McKenzie in The Inbetweeners TV and movie series. More
Distant Sky – Live in Copenhagen EP Due Out September 28 via Bad Seed Ltd
Jul 09, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
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
October Dates Include Some Shows with Support from Cigarettes After Sex
Apr 13, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
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
It's the New Opening Theme to the BCC/Netflix Show
Dec 14, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
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
Nick Cave: Mercy on Me Due Out September 7 via First Second/SelfMadeHero
Aug 17, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
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
Lakeshore and Invada Records will release soundtrack on August 4, same day film hits theaters
Aug 01, 2017
By Austin Trunick
Lakeshore and Invada Records will release the Wind River soundtrack on August 4, the same day the film hits theaters. More
Bad Seeds collaborators score new Brad Pitt movie, OST out 5/26 from Lakeshore & Invada
May 25, 2017
By Austin Trunick
Brad Pitt plays a charismatic four-star general in War Machine, the latest film from writer-director David Michôd. The movie is scored by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, who have collaborated in the Bad Seeds since 1995 and together scored numerous acclaimed films, from The Proposition to The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. More
Skeleton Tree Out Now, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis to Release Mars Soundtrack November 11
Oct 26, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
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
By Christopher Roberts
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
Skeleton Tree Album Due Out September 9, One More Time With Feeling Film Screens September 8
Sep 01, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
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
Skeleton Tree Album Due Out September 9, One More Time With Feeling Film Screens September 8
Jun 02, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
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
Collector's Edition Shows Creativity of Music Packaging
Nov 20, 2014
By Cody Ray Shafer
Collector’s Edition, a new book by Stuart Tolley, showcases the creativity in media packaging. Several copies of the book were given to musicians and artists to decorate as they wish. More
Plus A Live Version of "Jubilee Street"
Sep 04, 2014
By Michael Wojtas
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
Dec 06, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
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
More Support Behind Push the Sky Away
Nov 18, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
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
Live at the Fonda Theater
May 07, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Out on the road supporting his 15th studio album Push the Sky Away, Nick Cave and his band the Bad Seeds have premiered a music video for their newest single “Mermaids.” More
Apr 22, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
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
Out February 18 Via Bad Seed Ltd.
Feb 08, 2013
By Laura Studarus
On Feb. 19, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds will release new album Push the Sky Away. More
Feb 04, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Back in 2005 Nick Cave joined forces with the likes of director John Hillcoat (The Road) and actor Ray Winstone (The Departed, Cold Mountain) for the western revenge flick The Proposition. More
Push the Sky Away Out February 18
Jan 14, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Following the shadowy “We No Who U R” Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds have unveiled the second track off their forthcoming new album Push the Sky Away. More
Jan 11, 2013
By Laura Studarus
On a recent swing through Australia in support of last year’s album Tramp, Sharon Van Etten stopped by radio station Triple J. More
Dec 03, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Push the Sky Away, the newly announced LP from Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds is set to arrive in the U.S. on Feb. 19. More
Nov 27, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds have announced details of their 15th studio album, Push the Sky Away. More
For Minogue's Abbey Road Sessions Album
Oct 26, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
In 1995 Nick Cave recruited songtress Kylie Minogue for special duet while working on his ninth studio album Murder Ballads. More
Also Nick Cave, Neon Indian, and Yoko Ono
Jan 13, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
The Flaming Lips just can’t seem to help themselves anymore (as if they ever could). More
Cover Featured on “True Blood” Soundtrack
Jun 24, 2011
By Laura Studarus
Nick Cave is known for his dark narratives. Neko Case has made her career on her Southern twang. Vampire drama True Blood trades in epic tales of good, evil, and nudity. Put ‘em together and what do you get? A fantastic cover of The Zombies’ “She’s Not There.” More
'Grinderman 2' Drops on Record Store Day
Apr 13, 2011
By Lauren Barbato
Celebrate Record Store Day with this exclusive 12” release from Nick Cave’s Grinderman and Matt Berninger. More
Collector's Editions Will Feature CDs, DVDs and Sleeve Notes
Feb 28, 2011
By Lauren Barbato
Four critically acclaimed albums will be released, separately, as two-disc collector’s editions. We have the info. More
Grinderman, Script Man, He Does it All
Jul 27, 2010
By Laura Studarus
Amidst the promotional blitz for upcoming Grinderman album, multi-talented musician/writer/actor Nick Cave has found time for another project—rewriting The Crow remake.
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Digital Release November 23rd, Physical Release January 12th
Nov 12, 2009
By Laura Studarus
Song-writing duo Nick Cave and Warren Ellis (The Bad Seeds, Grinderman, The Dirty Three) have teamed up yet again to provide the score to the film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy novel The Road. The album will be released digitally November 23rd, and physically January 12th. More
Reviews
Directed by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard
Sep 16, 2014
By Austin Trunick
This fictionalized documentary will be essential to Nick Cave fans, offering some nice, frank insight into the artist’s past and his creative process. More
Feb 15, 2013
By Austin Trunick
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
