Listened to the first half on the YouTube premiere. This is very much like Skeleton Key. Songs are ambient and slow with beautiful lyrics. Almost no percussion. I’m excited to hear the longer songs on the second part.
wow the title track is one of the greatest things he's ever written, especially when it explodes in the middle his 2010s trilogy is probably gonna take the spot as my favourite of the decade now
I listened to one of the shorter tracks and thought it was decent. Then I listened to the title track. WHOA.
the entire "Ghosteen dances in my head" segment of that song is one of the greatest things he's ever done
Sputnikmusic - Leaves on a Skeleton Tree: The Worlds of Nick Cave « Staff Blog a thing (long, rambling, highly discursive and weirdly personal) to whom it may concern
Sigh. Nick Cave says he's "repelled" by 'woke' culture's "self-righteous belief" and "lack of humility" - NME