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Wild God
The album title embossed on a white background
Studio album by
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Released30 August 2024 (2024-08-30)
Studio
  • Miraval (Correns)
  • Soundtree (London)
Length44:21
LabelPIAS
Producer
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds chronology
B-Sides & Rarities Part II
(2021) 		Wild God
(2024)
Singles from Wild God
  1. "Wild God"
    Released: 6 March 2024
  2. "Frogs"
    Released: 31 May 2024[1]
  3. "Long Dark Night"
    Released: 26 July 2024[2]

Wild God is the 18th studio album by the Australian rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released on 30 August 2024 through PIAS. It marks their first studio album in five years, following Ghosteen (2019).

Background

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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.

— Nick Cave on Wild God[3]

Cave began writing the album on New Year's Day 2023.[4] Recording took place at Miraval Studios, Provence and Soundtree in London.[5] Cave produced the album alongside Warren Ellis, while mixing was handled by David Fridmann. Additional performers include Colin Greenwood of Radiohead and Luis Almau.[6] Wild God sees the band exploring themes of "convention and experimentation" that are set to enhance "rich imagery and emotive narratives".[7] In a statement, Cave hopes the album has the "effect on listeners" that it had on him. He describes it as a "complicated record" but simultaneously "deeply and joyously infectious". As their records reflect the band's "emotional state", Cave shared the impression that they are "happy" this time around.[8]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic91/100[9]
Review scores
SourceRating
The Guardian[10]
The Independent[11]
NME[12]
Rolling Stone[13]
Uncut9/10[14]

Critical reaction to Wild God was overwhelmingly positive. Metacritic gave the album a score of 91/100, which the website categorised as "universal acclaim".[9] Alexis Petridis, writing in The Guardian, gave Wild God five stars, stating "this masterpiece will make you fall back in love with life." Highlighting the unusually joyous nature of a Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album, he observed songs that "frequently surge into vast, ecstatic exhalations" with "Cave's extemporised vocal sounding increasingly rapturous over the top." He concluded, "Packed with remarkable songs, its mood of what you might call radical optimism is potent and contagious. You leave it feeling better than you did previously: an improving experience, in the best sense of the phrase."[10]

The Independent also gave the album five stars noting how Cave frequently "swings between doubt and faith." They observed that "Melodies flood through the music and then disappear like currents. Wild God can feel fathomless, but it leaves you buoyant."[11]

NME praised the record as the band's most upbeat offering in decades but still "coloured with the many shades of a life so challenging and weathered." They awarded the album 4 out of 5 stars, reserving particular praise for the song "O Wow O Wow (How Wonderful She Is)", describing it as one of Cave's "most masterful love songs" and ranking it alongside "Into My Arms".[12]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Nick Cave; all music is composed by Cave and Warren Ellis.

Wild God track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Song of the Lake"3:36
2."Wild God"5:19
3."Frogs"4:34
4."Joy"6:13
5."Final Rescue Attempt"3:56
6."Conversion"5:17
7."Cinnamon Horses"5:16
8."Long Dark Night"3:33
9."O Wow O Wow (How Wonderful She Is)"4:33
10."As the Waters Cover the Sea"2:04
Total length:44:21

Personnel

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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds[6]

Guests[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Listen to Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' new single, 'Frogs', from their upcoming album, 'Wild God'". Nick Cave. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Long Dark Night Out Now". Nick Cave. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  3. ^ Vito, Jo (6 March 2024). "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Announce New Album Wild God, Reveal Title Track: Stream". Consequence. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  4. ^ Eede, Christian (6 March 2024). "Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Detail New LP, Wild God". The Quietus. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  5. ^ Kelly, Tyler Damara (6 March 2024). "Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds announce their eighteenth studio album, Wild God". Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Monroe, Jazz (6 March 2024). "Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Announce New Album Wild God, Share Song: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  7. ^ Dunworth, Liberty (6 March 2024). "Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds announce "deeply and joyously infectious" new album Wild God". NME. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  8. ^ Grow, Kory (6 March 2024). "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Tease Wild God LP With Bright Title Track: 'It Seems We're Happy'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Wild God by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  10. ^ a b Petridis, Alexis (22 August 2024). "Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: Wild God review – this masterpiece will make you fall back in love with life". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  11. ^ a b Brown, Helen (29 August 2024). "Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds review, Wild God: An album that will have you believing in the transformative power of love". The Independent. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  12. ^ a b Trendell, Andrew (29 August 2024). "Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 'Wild God' review: the once dark prince lets the light in". NME. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  13. ^ Ehrlich, Brenna (29 August 2024). "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' 'Wild God' Is All About Joy". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  14. ^ McKay, Alastair (October 2024). "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Wild God". Uncut. p. 26–28.
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