Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds announce new album ‘Wild God’
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds have revealed details of their upcoming album, Wild God, set for release on August 30th.
The upcoming record marks their 18th studio album, and first since 2019’s Ghosteen. To provide the first teaser of the forthcoming LP, which contains ten songs, Cave has shared the title track.
In a statement, the Australian musician said of Wild God: “I hope the album has the effect on listeners that it’s had on me. It bursts out of the speaker, and I get swept up with it. It’s a complicated record, but it’s also deeply and joyously infectious. There is never a masterplan when we make a record. The records rather reflect back the emotional state of the writers and musicians who played them. Listening to this, I don’t know, it seems we’re happy.”
The songwriting officially began for Wild God on New Years Day in 2023, as Cave started his year by turning over a new leaf creatively. He also handled production duties alongside Warren Ellis from the Bad Seeds.
Meanwhile, Wild God was recorded during sessions that took place at Miraval in Provence and Soundtree in London. Radiohead bassist Colin Greenwood also contributed to the album, as did Luis Almau.
Cave added: “Wild God…there’s no fucking around with this record. When it hits, it hits. It lifts you. It moves you. I love that about it.”
Through his Red Hand Files newsletter, Cave has been consistently keeping fans in the loop throughout the making of Wild God.
Last July, Cave revealed that he was putting the “finishing” touches on an album with the Bad Seeds. Furthermore, he revealed in an earlier update: “It is now January 6. Nearly a week has passed, and I’ve written a few things, but they aren’t very good, or maybe they are; it’s difficult to tell”.
Wild God is set for release on August 30th through PIAS, listen to the title track below.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Wild God tracklist:
- ‘Song of the Lake’
- ‘Wild God’
- ‘Frogs’
- ‘Joy’
- ‘Final Rescue Attempt’
- ‘Conversion’
- ‘Cinnamon Horses’
- ‘Long Dark Night’
- ‘O Wow O Wow (How Wonderful She Is)’
- ‘As the Waters Cover the Sea’
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