Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds return with a new album, 'Wild God'. Released on August 30, the first taste of the band's 18th studio album is the title track, which is available now. A trailer for the new album has been released showing the band in the recording process at Miraval studios in Provence. WATCH BELOW:
“I hope the album has the same effect on listeners that it has had on me.” Cave says. “It comes out of the speaker and I get carried away. It's a complicated album, but it's also deeply and joyfully infectious. There's never a master plan when we make a record. The records rather reflect the emotional state of the writers and musicians who played them. Listening to this, I don’t know, it seems like we are happy.”
Across ten tracks, the band dances between convention and experimentation, taking left turns and detours that enhance the rich images and emotions of Cave's moving narratives. It's the sound of a group emboldened by reconnection and flight. There are moments that touch fondly on Bad Seeds' past, but they are fleeting and only serve to imbue the band's relentless, restless forward movement.
Cave and Warren Ellis produced the album, which David Fridmann mixed. Cave began writing it on New Year's Day 2023. With sessions at Miraval in Provence and Soundtree in London, the Bad Seeds added their unique alchemy, with additional performances from Colin Greenwood (bass) and Luis Almau (nylon-string guitar, acoustic guitar).
“Wild god… you can't fuck with this album. When it hits, it hits. He wakes you up. It moves you. I love that”. Nick Cave
'Wild God' will be released on Bad Seed in association with Play It Again Sam on standard and limited edition streaming, CD and vinyl. The song list is as follows:
Lake Song
wild god
frogs
Happiness
Final rescue attempt
Conversion
cinnamon horses
long dark night
O Wow O Wow (How wonderful she is)
As the waters cover the sea
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds—THE WILD GOD TOUR is on sale now. Due to high demand, second shows have been added in Amsterdam and Antwerp.
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