Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds return with their new album Wild God on August 30th. Today, they release Frogs, the second offering from the band’s 18th studio album.
The journey to creating Wild God began with sweeping epic Frogs. The first lines Cave penned for the album were powerfully evocative, referencing the first murder in the Bible, Cain’s slaying of Abel. He wrote, “Ushering in the week he knelt down and crushed his brother’s head in with a bone/It’s my great privilege to walk you home.” This striking couplet became the opening lines to the song, and set the tone for the imagery and themes that followed.
“The sheer exuberance of a song like ‘Frogs’, it just puts a big fucking smile on my face.” — Nick Cave
Listen to Frogs here: nickcave-badseeds.ffm.to/frogs
The song starts with a typical The Velvet Underground kinda psychedelic sound. Nick Cave sounds like he is still not over the death of his son. You can feel the pain, the sadness but yet looking up at the sky and watching the angels. The female choir might be the impersonating of these angels. The story behind the lyrics is off course something else (see the first lines).
About the new album:
Across ten tracks, the band dance between convention and experimentation, taking left-turns and detours that heighten the rich imagery and emotion in Cave’s soul-stirring narratives. It is the sound of a group emboldened by reconnection and taking flight. There are moments that touch fondly upon the Bad Seeds’ past but they are fleeting, and serve only to imbue the relentless and restless forward motion of the band.
Produced by Cave and Warren Ellis, and mixed by David Fridmann, Cave began writing the album 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 will be released on Bad Seed in partnership with Play It Again Sam on streaming, CD, and standard and limited edition vinyl.
Pre-order the new album here: nickcave-badseeds.ffm.to/wild-god
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