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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
The Bad Seeds live in London, 2013
Background information
Origin
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres
Alternative rock[1]
gothic rock[2]
experimental rock[3]
art rock[4]
post-punk[1]
Discography
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds discography
Years active
1983–present
Labels
Bad Seed Ltd. via Kobalt Label Services[5]
Mute
Spinoffs
Grinderman
Spinoff of
The Birthday Party
Members
Nick Cave
Thomas Wydler
Martyn P. Casey
Jim Sclavunos
Warren Ellis
George Vjestica
Larry Mullins
Past members
Mick Harvey
Barry Adamson
Blixa Bargeld
Hugo Race
Anita Lane
Kid Congo Powers
Conway Savage
Roland Wolf
James Johnston
Ed Kuepper
Website
nickcaveandthebadseeds.com
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are an Australian rock band formed in 1983 by vocalist Nick Cave, multi-instrumentalist Mick Harvey and guitarist-vocalist Blixa Bargeld. The band has featured international personnel throughout its career and presently consists of Cave, violinist and multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis, bassist Martyn P. Casey (all from Australia), guitarist George Vjestica (United Kingdom), keyboardist/percussionist Larry Mullins, also known as Toby Dammit (United States), and drummers Thomas Wydler (Switzerland) and Jim Sclavunos (United States). Described as "one of the most original and celebrated bands of the post-punk and alternative rock eras in the '80s and onward",[1] they have released seventeen studio albums and completed numerous international tours.
The band was founded following the demise of Cave and Harvey's former group the Birthday Party, the members of which met at a boarding school in Melbourne.[6] Throughout the 1980s, beginning with their debut LP From Her to Eternity (1984), the band drew largely on post-punk, blues and gothic rock, and formed an evolving, multinational lineup, bringing in musicians such as Blixa Bargeld, Barry Adamson and Kid Congo Powers. The band later softened their sound and incorporated other influences on albums such as The Good Son (1990) and The Boatman's Call (1997). Following Harvey's departure in 2009,[7] the band broadened their sound further to include electronic and ambient styles, which feature prominently on the trilogy of albums Push the Sky Away (2013), Skeleton Tree (2016) and Ghosteen (2019).
^ abcDeming, Mark. "Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 December 2016. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds became one of the most original and celebrated bands of the post-punk and alternative rock eras in the '80s and onward.
^Carpenter, Susan (28 October 2004). "A fertile mind for dark tales". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
^"Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Return With New Look at Old Themes". Billboard. 6 April 2001. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
^Foy, Peter. "Top Ten Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Albums". PPcorn. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
^Hampp, Andrew. "Kobalt Launches New Label Services Division: Preps New Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Release". Billboard. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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