Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

This is Cave's best work. Apologies to Boatman's Call, Good Son and Skeleton Tree.

Album Rating: 2.5

I love how wild that top 4 is in my world

you're looking at bottom 2(? - need to check Nocturama again), bottom 4 and then literally my fave / second fave

It's a weird concoction on some levels, but it also makes sense if you just like Cave as dreary as possible. Sad boi Cave is (therefore) very polarising to me it seems, given how they sit so far apart on the quality spectrum

yeah lol that pool is the essence of Cave if he's what you have instead of cigarettes (and none of your friends smoke)
can't deny he caters hard to that niche, but he's got more than enough classics where he sings with blood in his cheeks (and no timeline where Boatman is viewed as a preferable album to NMSWP will ever be a good one)

Album Rating: 1.0

“Skeleton Tree does, for sure”



The only later day NC album that holds up is Push the Sky Away. Awesome album

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

Boatman's Call was a revelation to me. I grew up in Melbourne and saw Cave a LOT throughout the 90s. I loved his fire and passion and to this day songs like Mercy Seat, From Her to Eternity, Up Jumped the Devil, The Carny, Papa Won't Leave You Henry, Deanna, Tupelo, etc. are amongst my all-time favourites. But when Boatman's Call was released, and the first notes of Into My Arms hit me... Wow. It was like nothing Cave had released before. I fell in love with it.

NMSWP just didn't live up to the huge expectations I had.

But Cave is like that, you could ask 15 fans what their favourite album is and get 15 different answers.

Album Rating: 4.0

My all time favorite from him is No More Shall We Part but he is one of those artists that I can see why various people latch on to different parts of his work with such vigor. The only other artist I have gotten this much enrichment from in life is Motorpsycho and the fanbase is split across all their records as well

Album Rating: 4.5

new single Frogs rules

Album Rating: 5.0

Agreed, excellent choice for a single. Really bridges the gap between the ambience of records like this and Skeleton Tree with some of their brighter rock aesthetics of the past.

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

It really soars; can't think of another Cave track anything like this.

Album Rating: 1.0

It’s a relief that Nick Cave seems to be going back to making actual music again. Really didn’t think he’d recover after this

Album Rating: 3.0

@gyromania - I couldn’t agree more. The first two singles have me very excited about this album and could be the best since Abbatoir/Orpheus. The last two just left me so cold. If they had been released as Nick Cave & Warren Ellis then I think that would have felt better for me. I really felt Mick Harvey’s absence in those two albums.

Album Rating: 4.5

Long Dark Night is my favourite yet. Judging by the singles the new album will definitely hold its own against this and Skeleton Tree, lets hope

Album Rating: 2.5

The Skeleton Tree slander itt is having me doubt the legitimacy of some claims here, but I don’t mind a little change of direction as I wasn’t exactly sold on this one

Looking forward to it but I refuse to check the singles

Album Rating: 1.5

New album is a bit too gospely form me, even though that was expected from the singles. But damn, some of those tracks are excellent, full of emotions I still need to figure. Will be a grower I feel.

Album Rating: 2.0

I enjoyed the new album.



Joy is a terrible song though, and it kinda sucks that it's right in the middle.

Album Rating: 1.5

Yeah, Joy is not at his best, wasn’t annoyed by it though. I read he considered naming the album after it, glad he didn’t. Conversation on the other hand is hitting the spot.

Album Rating: 2.0

yeah conversion is beautiful



opening two tracks go hard as well

Album Rating: 2.5

new one is decent, aye



I wonder if Joy hit me the wrong way, there was a little (I'll call it) 'unevenness' around that point but didn't peek the tracklisting during my first couple of spins... okay it's after Frogs, hmm yeah that tracks

gonna give it a proper go this weekend, so all avenues still open at this stage. Not a bad start tho

Album Rating: 2.5

idk if they new one is tooooooo “Gospely” because damn I love The Good Son and the better half of Abbatoir Blues (yes that bit!) but hmm maybe? 🤔

It’s definitely solid tho. At least Push The Sky tier (v good album) and I prefer it to this. Unlikely to touch his golden era, or ST but y’know what can one expect? The guy is one of thee song-writers and it’s a solid addition to his repertoire

Album Rating: 3.5

New one is great