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Supposedly this single has been in the works for quite a while, but Atlanta's Stickfigure records finally got around to releasing this split release by THE PAPER CHASE & XIU XIU. PAPER CHASE does "God is in the House" & XIU XIU does "Jack the Ripper." Something like this must be limited you know?

"Ghosteen" is the first Nick Cave album of entirely new songs since the death of his son Arthur in 2015. The tragedy was addressed in some parts of "Skeleton Tree" & the companion film that went with it, but the grief & sorrow of losing his child is spread throughout this incredible album. The mood is obviously sombre at times but there is a sense of hope & healing to be found. There aren't any drums or much rhythm at all here, instead the mostly synthesizer based songs flow along, almost in a stream of consciousness way that fits perfectly with the often spoken lyrics & choir backing vocals. The album feels like a person trying to work through their grief & pain in their head & how sometimes brief moments of happiness will appear then get erased almost immediately in guilt. No doubt this is heavy affair but it's a beautiful one too. RECOMMENDED.

Many say that this is the best BAD SEEDS album- and it's hard to argue against that. So much murder. Drink a shot every time someone dies on this record & you might end up dead by its conclusion yourself. Guest starring KYLIE MINOGUE, PJ HARVEY, WARREN ELLIS, SHANE MacG...

Soundtrack instrumentals by NICK CAVE, MICK HARVEY, BLIXA BARGELD & vocals by SCOTT WALKER on one track.

"Ghosteen" is the first Nick Cave album of entirely new songs since the death of his son Arthur in 2015. The tragedy was addressed in some parts of "Skeleton Tree" & the companion film that went with it, but the grief & sorrow of losing his child is spread throughout this incredible album. The mood is obviously sombre at times but there is a sense of hope & healing to be found. There aren't any drums or much rhythm at all here, instead the mostly synthesizer based songs flow along, almost in a stream of consciousness way that fits perfectly with the often spoken lyrics & choir backing vocals. The album feels like a person trying to work through their grief & pain in their head & how sometimes brief moments of happiness will appear then get erased almost immediately in guilt. No doubt this is heavy affair but it's a beautiful one too. RECOMMENDED.

We've reached that point where pandemic records are being released. Nick Cave is one of the world's greatest performers & he should be sweating through his fancy suit & stage diving into crowds. Instead, he's recorded this intimate album of himself alone at a piano in an empty theatre in London playing 21 songs from throughout his career. Beautiful stuff.