Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds have returned with “Frogs,” the second single from their upcoming album Wild God.
With rich, psychedelic instrumentation and Nick Cave’s signature booming tenor, “Frogs” is a passionate, climactic turn from the group. Helping raise the stakes is an extensive orchestra, which echo Cave’s consuming messages with fanfare and melodrama. Cave begins with a biblical reference to Cain and Abel, and later escalates to a freeing, revelatory high. “The frogs are jumping in the gutters/ Leaping to God, amazed of love,” he sings before crying “Amazed to be back in the water again.”
Of the song, Cave said in a statement, “The sheer exuberance of a song like ‘Frogs,’ it just puts a big fucking smile on my face.” Produced by Cave and Warren Ellis, “Frogs” follows Wild God’s title track, which we named as Song of the Week upon its release in early March.
Wild God is Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ 18th studio album and their first since 2019’s Ghosteen. The album also features contributions from Luis Almau and Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood. Wild God is out everywhere on August 30th.