Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree (September 9, 2016) Album

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Tracklisting:
1. "Jesus Alone" 5:52
2. "Rings of Saturn" 3:28
3. "Girl in Amber" 4:51
4. "Magneto" 5:22
5. "Anthrocene" 4:34
6. "I Need You" 5:58
7. "Distant Sky" 5:36
8. "Skeleton Tree"

 

Beyond stoked for this.

 

powerful stuff

 

One of the best albums of the year. These songs are all so heartbreaking.

 

such a bleak album, never heard anything quite like it.

 

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Great perspective on the film accompanying the album

 

This album is intense.

 

This is my first Nick Cave album but it's stunning. So bleak. Sonically, brings to mind Blackstar quite a few times.

 

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i liked push the sky away, im looking forward to checking this out

 

this is like push the sky away but with 100x more dread

 

thought about blackstar while listening to this too.

 

I've listened to nothing but this record ever since I first played it last night. What an fantastic piece of art. The whole thing is just so full of emotion, each song hits hard. The closing block ("I Need You" > "Distant Sky" > "Skeleton Tree") is one of the best closing blocks I've ever heard on a record. This has definitely jumped into my top 5 records of the year.

 

This just completely floored me. It's so sad but so beautiful

 

This is grand. Such a heartbreaker. Girl In Amber is a early standout track for me.

 

wow

 

This is devastating me right now.

 

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Is this a good place to start for first time listeners? From what I understand his style changes quite a bit over the years, but this discography is to massive to consume all at once.

 

This is all I've listened to from him but I didn't find it difficult to get into, if that's what you're asking.

 

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Let Love In is a pretty good starting point.

 

I thought Sufjan's "Fourth of July" was the saddest song I'd ever heard until "Girl in Amber" came along. Had no idea grief could be captured so vividly in music.

 

Spinning The Boatman’s Call tonight. There are times I think it might be my favorite Nick Cave album.

 

It’s definitely up there. Wouldn’t argue with anyone who said it was their favorite.

 

Mine is definitely Abbatoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus, with Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! right at its heels.

It's a shame we don't have enough interest to support a real Nick Cave thread around here.