Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds have announced a new album called Wild God, which will arrive on August 30th. Today, the band shared the album’s title track and lead single.
Released via Bad Seed in partnership with Play It Again Sam, Wild God will span 10 tracks, each produced by Cave and Warren Ellis. In addition to the band’s lineup — consisting of Cave, Ellis, Thomas Wydler, Martyn Casey, Jim Sclavunos, and George Vjestica — Luis Almau and Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood made contributions to the album.
Speaking about Wild God in a new statement, Cave expressed a “hope [that] the album has the effect on listeners that it’s had on me.” Continuing, he explained: “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. There is never a master plan when we make a record. The records rather reflect back the emotional state of the writers and musicians who played them. Listening to this, I don’t know, it seems we’re happy.”
In another statement, Cave succinctly commented: “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.”
Wild God will be Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ first full-length release since 2019’s Ghosteen. Last July, Cave hinted that the new album was “almost finished.” Upon arriving on August 30th, it will be available on streaming, CD, and vinyl formats, including standard and limited-edition vinyl. Pre-orders are ongoing.
Today, the lead single and title track arrived alongside a new video. Watch it below.
Wild God Artwork:
Wild God Tracklist:
01. Song of the Lake
02. Wild God
03. Frogs
04. Joy
05. Final Rescue Attempt
06. Conversion
07. Cinnamon Horses
08. Long Dark Night
09. O Wow O Wow (How Wonderful She Is)
10. As the Waters Cover the Sea