Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds released Wild God, the band’s 18th studio album, last year via PIAS. The band soon embark on their Wild God North American Tour, which includes a show date at The Anthem on Monday, April 21!
Wild God has been celebrated by critics around the world, with 4- and 5-star reviews across the board. Nick Cave said, “I hope the album has the effect on listeners that it’s had on me. 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.”
Across 10 tracks on Wild God, 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.
Watch a film about the making of Wild God by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds on YouTube:
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… there’s no fucking around with this record. When it hits, it hits. It lifts you. It moves you. I love that about it,” Cave said.
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
The Anthem
Monday, April 21
Doors @ 6:30pm
$89.50
All ages
