Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Surge Tracks

• As I Sat Sadly By Her Side
• Breathless
• Fifteen Feet of Pure Snow
• Nature Boy

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Artist Biography

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds was originally formed in 1984 by two former members of the Australian band The Birthday Party: Nick Cave (vocals, songwriter, keyboards, harmonica) and multi-instrumentalist Mick Harvey. They were joined by Einstürzende Neubauten member Blixa Bargeld (guitar), Hugo Race (guitar), and former Magazine member Barry Adamson (bass, piano). Cave's former girlfriend Anita Lane was also a creative influence and occasional lyricist. This line-up recorded their debut album, From Her to Eternity, released in 1984. During their initial Australian tour, Birthday Party bass guitarist Tracy Pew also performed with the band.

The name of the new project indicated the shift in Cave's role from band member, as in The Birthday Party, to band leader, and coincided with his shift in songwriting style from expressionism to detailed lyrical narrative. The group has been through many personnel changes, with Cave and Harvey remaining the constants.

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Artist Discography

Albums

Abattoir Blues (20 September 2004)
Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (3 March 2008)
From Her to Eternity (27 April 2009)
Henry’s Dream (27 April 1992)
Kicking Against the Pricks (2009)
Let Love In (18 April 1994)
Murder Ballads (5 February 1996)
Nocturama (3 February 2003)
No More Shall We Part (2 April 2001)
Tender Prey (19 September 1988)
The Boatman’s Call (3 March 1997)
The Firstborn Is Dead (3 June 1985)
The Good Son (16 April 1990)
The Lyre of Orpheus (20 September 2004)
Your Funeral... My Trial (3 November 1986)

Singles

As I Sat Sadly by Her Side (19 March 2001)
Breathless / There She Goes, My Beautiful World (15 November 2004)
Bring It On (24 February 2003)
Deanna (1988)
Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (18 February 2008)
Do You Love Me? (28 March 1994)
Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow (21 May 2001)
Get Ready for Love (14 March 2005)
Henry Lee (26 February 1996)
He Wants You / Babe, I'm on Fire (2 June 2003)
I Had a Dream, Joe (1992)
In the Ghetto (June 1984)
Into My Arms (27 January 1997)
Love Letter (26 August 2002)
Loverman (4 July 1994)
More News From Nowhere (12 May 2008)
Nature Boy (6 September 2004)
Red Right Hand (24 October 1994)
Straight to You / Jack the Ripper (30 March 1992)
The Mercy Seat (1988)
The One That I've Been Waiting For? (19 May 1997)
The Ship Song (1990)
The Singer (1986)
The Weeping Song (17 September 1990)
Tupelo (August 1985)
Where the Wild Roses Grow (2 October 1995)

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