NICK CAVE - WILD GOD - WATCH THE ALBUM TRAILER

By @rybazoxo ll Sunday APRIL 7th 2024 ll

My first-ever Nick Cave gig is lined up for November at Manchester Arena, UK. Alerted to the tickets via Instagram, I excitedly joined a pre-sale (for the first time) mailing list, and with that, I’m now on the nickcave.com website. All this Nick Cave PR is because he has a new album due out in August and a trailer for the album has been released on YouTube. I got a pre-listen link and gave it a whirl. 

Having watched the 2.14-minute teaser, I can tell you that Nick Cave is clearly in a recording studio and is being filmed in a documentary-style format. Is this teaser going to be a full documentary 'making of'? I do hope so. Watching Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds jamming, vocalising, and the whole creative process itself is quite a treat and the vocal refrain on ‘Bring Your Spirits Down’ isn't much of a lyrical clue to any of the album track listings, which have also been released (below)

The ten-track album listing is as follows; 

1. Song of the Lake

2. Wild God

3. Frogs

4. Joy

5. Final Rescue Attempt

6. Conversion

7. Cinnamon Horses

8. Long Dark Night

9. O Wow O Wow (How Wonderful She Is)

10. As the Waters Cover the Sea

Tickets for the 'WILDGOD' tour 

Watch the video HERE and let me know what you think! ROLL ON NOVEMBER!!!

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Nick Cave - Wild God- Single Review

by @rybazoxo // March 30th 2024 //

Indie-alt rocker Nick Cave has just announced a worldwide tour of which I've been lucky enough to land myself a pre-sale ticket for Manchester in November. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds has been stellar since the early 90s, but I didn't start listening until an introduction via the Peaky Blinders soundtrack: I became an instant fan. Still fresh with the embryonic enthusiasm and excitement (that comes with) discovering an established artist’s back catalogue, I thought I’d give his latest single ‘Wild God’ a review for my website. 

WILD GOD is the band's 18th album, set for release on August 30th 2024. The single that gave the album its name went live on March 6th 2024 via YouTube, and that's where my review begins. 

Delivered in Nick Cave’s unmistakable style, the single has a rather bouncy feel. As someone who has only listened to the mournful music within his back catalogue - this is a first for me!

The lyrics are typical of Nick Cave: gothic storytelling, mystical references and biblical imagery. It's a story of a man on a journey of redemption/ reckoning and all of the hallmarks of some seismic new material from the troubadour of doom. In among the expected Nick Cave wordplay was an unexpected reference to ‘Jubilee Street’ somewhat of an easter-egg in lyrical form, maybe? A crescendo chorus, a lyrical lament to a ‘wild god’, choral-sounding backing singers, and a pounding synth/goth/electro beat drive the song’s pace. If this single is anything to buy, ‘Wild God’ may not be wild in anything distinct (regarding a new musical direction). Yet, it contains all the essential Nick Cave sound and lyrical motifs that I am continuing to become familiar with. 

I get to see ‘WILD GOD’ live in November, and if you're quick enough, you can grab some tickets via the link below. 

Watch the video to ‘WILD GOD’ here 

All this, and more, can be found on the NICK CAVE website. Click the link! 

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