Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds are releasing a new album, “Wild God”, on August 30th via Bad Seed/Play It Again Sam. This week, Cave shared its third single, “Long Dark Night,” via a lyric video.
The song was inspired by the poem “Dark Night of the Soul” by the Spanish 16th-century poet St. John of the Cross. Cave further explains in a press release: “‘Long Dark Night’ is inspired by one of the greatest and most powerful poems of conversion ever written. Ultimately, though, it’s a beautiful country tune. It feels like a sweet companion to the song, ‘Wild God.’”
Previously Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds had shared the album’s first single, title track “Wild Then they shared its second single, “Frogs,” . “Wild God” is Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds’ 18th studio album and is he follow-up to 2019’s acclaimed “Ghosteen”, Cave and bandmate Warren Ellis produced the album, which was mixed by David Fridmann. Cave started writing the album on New Year’s Day 2023 and there were recording sessions at Miraval Studios in Provence, France and Soundtree Studios in London, England.
The album also features Colin Greenwood of Radiohead (who contributes bass) and Luis Almau (on nylon string guitar and acoustic guitar).
“I hope the album has the effect on listeners that it’s had on me,” Cave said in a previous press release. “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 master plan 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.” 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.”
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